衣食住行 |
yī - shí - zhù - xíng |
lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom) / fig. people's basic needs |
衣 |
yī |
clothes / CL:件 / Kangxi radical 145 |
衣 |
yì |
to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes) |
衣食 |
yī shí |
clothes and food |
食 |
shí |
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse |
食 |
sì |
to feed (a person or animal) |
住 |
zhù |
to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) |
行 |
háng |
(bound form) row; line / (bound form) line of business; trade; profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row; (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines |
行 |
héng |
used in 道行 |
行 |
xíng |
(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel / (literary) trip; journey; visit / (bound form) temporary; makeshift / (bound form) current; in circulation / (bound form) to do; to perform / capable; competent / all right; OK!; will do / behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]) / (literary) about to; soon |