start from scratch
Starting a family from scratch, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B á ISH ǒ UX ī ngji ā, which means to describe a career without foundation or poor conditions. The same as "starting from scratch". From Ji He long.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: self made, self-made antonym: Deep Foundation
The origin of Idioms
Sha Ting's the eleventh anniversary of the dragon of congratulation: "the liaison staff highly praised these comrades for their ability to start a family from scratch."
Idiom usage
To start a business under poor conditions
Chinese PinYin : bái shǒu xīng jiā
start from scratch
separation of a married couple. luán fèng fēn fēi
Oranges beyond the Huaihe River. yú huái zhī jú
be situated at the foot of a hill and beside a stream. yī shān bàng shuǐ
stick slavishly to convention. nǐ guī huà yuán
shut one 's door and reflect on one 's misdeeds. bì gé sī guò