| 油 |
yóu yán jiàng cù | (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar / (fig.) the trivia of everyday life |
| 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) |