chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá

Traditional: 柴米油鹽醬醋茶

柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea; fig. life's daily necessities”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea
  2. 2fig. life's daily necessities

Characters in 柴米油盐酱醋茶

柴chái · firewood米mǐ · uncooked rice油yóu · oil盐yán · salt酱jiàng · thick paste of fermented soybean醋cù · vinegar茶chá · tea

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