| 柴米油盐酱醋茶 |
chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá |
lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea / fig. life's daily necessities |
| 柴 |
Chái |
surname Chai |
| 柴 |
chái |
firewood / lean (of meat) / thin (of a person) |
| 柴米油盐 |
chái mǐ yóu yán |
lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom) / fig. life's daily necessities |
| 米 |
Mǐ |
surname Mi |
| 米 |
mǐ |
uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan |
| 油 |
yóu |
oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning |
| 油盐酱醋 |
yóu yán jiàng cù |
lit. oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar (idiom) / fig. life's daily necessities |
| 盐 |
yán |
salt / CL:粒 |
| 酱 |
jiàng |
thick paste of fermented soybean / marinated in soy paste / paste / jam |
| 醋 |
cù |
vinegar / jealousy (in love rivalry) |
| 茶 |
chá |
tea / tea plant / CL:杯,壶 |