自謀出路

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(idiom) to take matters into one's own hands · to go it alone · to fend for oneself

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to take matters into one's own hands
  2. to go it alone
  3. to fend for oneself
  4. to find one's own way forward (esp. to find oneself a job)

Written Forms

自謀出路Traditional · Main Form
自谋出路Alternate Form

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