Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「自出一家」, with more below.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「自出一家」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
It means having original insights or unique practices in a certain area of knowledge or technology, and being able to form a system of its own.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zì chū yī jiā
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ji6 cheut1 yat1 ga1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.

