自食其力

zì shí qí lì de láo dòng zhě men

自食其力的劳动者们

working people living by their own labour

wǒ de hái zi men dōu zì shí qí lì le

我的孩子们都自食其力了。

All my children live by their own labour.

zhè liǎng gè nán hái yǐ hòu děi zì shí qí lì le

这两个男孩以后得自食其力了。

The two boys were going to earn their salt.

yuē hàn cóng fù qīn qù shì hòu bì xū zì shí qí lì le

约翰从父亲去世后，必须自食其力了。

After his father died, John had to paddle his own canoe.