| 油 |
yóu - yán - jiàng - cù | lit. oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar (idiom) / fig. life's daily necessities |
| 油 |
yóu | oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning |
| 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) |