柴米油盐
Traditional form:
柴米油鹽
Pinyin (reading):
cháimǐyóuyán
Definitions:
- lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt
- fig. life's daily necessities
Characters:
- 柴 - firewood, faggots, fuel; surname
- 米 - rice, millet, grain
- 油 - oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
- 盐 - salt
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