start from scratch
Starting a family from scratch, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B á ISH ǒ UX ī ngji ā, which means to describe a career without foundation or poor conditions. The same as "starting from scratch". From Ji He long.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: self made, self-made antonym: Deep Foundation
The origin of Idioms
Sha Ting's the eleventh anniversary of the dragon of congratulation: "the liaison staff highly praised these comrades for their ability to start a family from scratch."
Idiom usage
To start a business under poor conditions
start from scratch
rare and precious things or persons - fèng máo jì měi
Take advantage of the opportunity - lǚ jī chéng biàn
cannot be friends of a more influential family - bù gǎn gāo pān
follow or obey with sincere willingness - shū xīn fú yì