píng
lóu
tái

idiom

Meaning of 平地楼台

平地楼台 means to build an enterprise from scratch; to start from nothing. Pronounced píng dì lóu tái.

  • to build an enterprise from scratch; to start from nothing

Definitions & Examples

méi
yǒu
rèn
bèi
jǐng
 
quán
píng
de
jiàn
le
píng
lóu
tái
 

He had no connections whatsoever and built his success from scratch through his own efforts.

Zhè
jiā
cóng
píng
lóu
tái
zhǎn
chéng
wéi
háng
tóu
 
jǐn
jǐn
yòng
le
shí
nián
shí
jiān
 

This company grew from nothing into an industry giant in just ten years.

yào
xiàn
bié
rén
de
píng
lóu
tái
 
yào
zhī
dào
men
chū
le
duō
shǎo
jiān
xīn
 

Don't envy others' self-made success without knowing how much hardship they endured.