開門七件事

See also: 开门七件事

Chinese

		to open the door; to open for business	seven	a measure word for thing, clothes, item	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (開門七件事)		開門	七	件	事
simp. (开门七件事)		开门	七	件	事
Literally: “the seven items (needed) for going into business (firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea)”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kāimén qī jiàn shì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄞㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ mun⁴ cat¹ gin⁶ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kāimén qī jiàn shì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄞㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaimen qi1 jiann shyh
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi¹ mun⁴ cat¹ gin⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: hōi mùhn chāt gihn sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ mun⁴ tsat⁷ gin⁶ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ mun⁴ ced¹ gin⁶ xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ kiːn²² siː²²/

Idiom

開門七件事

daily necessities

Synonyms

柴米油鹽醬醋茶／柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá)

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