白
手
起
家
b
á
i
b
á
i
s
h
ó
u
s
h
ǒ
u
q
ǐ
q
ǐ
j
i
ā
j
i
ā
Definitions
1. to build up from nothing
2. to start from scratch
Components
白
Bái
–
surname Bai
手
shǒu
–
hand
起家
qǐ jiā
–
to start out by