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Home / Idiom / 柴米油盐

(lit.) firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom) · (fig.) life's daily necessities

柴米油盐
chái mǐ yóu yán
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(lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar (idiom) · (fig.) life's daily necessities油盐酱醋yóu yán jiàng cùclothes and food衣食yī shí(lit.) cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom) · (fig.) food and clothing; daily necessities布帛菽粟bù bó shū sù
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