柴米油鹽醬醋茶

Chinese

		firewood	rice; meter	oil; sly	salt	jam; thick sauce	vinegar	tea; tea plant
trad. (柴米油鹽醬醋茶)		柴	米	油	鹽	醬	醋	茶
simp. (柴米油盐酱醋茶)		柴	米	油	盐	酱	醋	茶
Literally: “firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄘㄨˋ ㄔㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caai⁴ mai⁵ jau⁴ jim⁴ zoeng³ cou³ caa⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄘㄨˋ ㄔㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chair mii you yan jianq tsuh char
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯oʊ̯³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰa̠³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: caai⁴ mai⁵ jau⁴ jim⁴ zoeng³ cou³ caa⁴
  - Yale: chàaih máih yàuh yìhm jeung chou chàh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai⁴ mai⁵ jau⁴ jim⁴ dzoeng³ tsou³ tsaa⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cai⁴ mei⁵ yeo⁴ yim⁴ zêng³ cou³ ca⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑːi̯²¹ mɐi̯¹³ jɐu̯²¹ jiːm²¹ t͡ɕœːŋ³³ t͡sʰou̯³³ t͡sʰɑː²¹/

Idiom

柴米油鹽醬醋茶

daily necessities

Synonyms

開門七件事／开门七件事 (kāimén qī jiàn shì)

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