柴米油盐酱醋茶
Traditional form:
柴米油鹽醬醋茶
Pinyin (reading):
cháimǐyóuyánjiàngcùchá
Definitions:
- lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea
- fig. life's daily necessities
Characters:
- 柴 - firewood, faggots, fuel; surname
- 米 - rice, millet, grain
- 油 - oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
- 盐 - salt
- 酱 - sauce, paste, jam
- 醋 - vinegar; jealousy, envy
- 茶 - tea; tea leaves; tea plant
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