親力親為

Chinese

		dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring	power; force; strength	dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (親力親為/親力親爲)		親	力	親	為/爲
simp. (亲力亲为)		亲	力	亲	为

Etymology

Originated in Hong Kong.

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīnlìqīnwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄣㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): can¹ lik⁶ can¹ wai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qīnlìqīnwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄣㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cinlìcinwéi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻin¹-li⁴-chʻin¹-wei²
  - Yale: chīn-lì-chīn-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinlihchinwei
  - Palladius: циньлициньвэй (cinʹlicinʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: can¹ lik⁶ can¹ wai⁴
  - Yale: chān lihk chān wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsan¹ lik⁹ tsan¹ wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cen¹ lig⁶ cen¹ wei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ lɪk̚² t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

親力親為

to do something oneself

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