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自立门户

zì lì mén hùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to form one's own group or school of thought / to set up one's own business / to establish oneself
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

自立門戶 自立门户 [zi4 li4 men2 hu4] /to form one's own group or school of thought/to set up one's own business/to establish oneself/

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Other forms in these source records: 自立門戶

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course

  • 立
    lì

    to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 门
    mén

    gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shàn]) / valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth; knack; method; approach / family; household; lineage / (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class; category; division; phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)

    Mén

    surname Men

  • 户
    hù

    a household / door / family

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.