자수성가가 · 자수성가를
self-made success; making it on one's own
Example
그분은 가난한 집에서 태어나 자수성가한 사업가예요.
He's a self-made businessman who was born into a poor family.
Word parts
자 self+수 hand+성 build+가 house
Literally 'building a household with one's own hands.'
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