- lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)
- fig. to stand on one's own feet
- to earn one's own living
Characters
- 自 (自): (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- 食 (食): to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse
- 其 (其): his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 力 (力): surname Li
Resources
- Wiktionary: 自食其力
- MDBG: 自食其力
- Examples with 自食其力 on Tatoeba
Examples
你年纪够大了，应该可以自食其力了。