衣食住行

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Chinese

gown; clothes; to dress
gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
to live; to dwell; to reside
to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop
 
to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 
trad. (衣食住行) 衣 食 住 行
simp. #(衣食住行) 衣 食 住 行

Etymology

From 民生主義·第三講 in 三民主義 , a collection of speeches delivered by Sun Yat-sen in 1924.

民生的需要，從前經濟學家都是說衣、食、住三種；照我的研究，應該有四種，於衣食住之外，還有一種就是行。行也是一種很重的需要；行就是走路……大家都能各盡各的義務，大家自然可以得衣食住行的四種需要。 [MSC, trad.]
民生的需要，从前经济学家都是说衣、食、住三种；照我的研究，应该有四种，于衣食住之外，还有一种就是行。行也是一种很重的需要；行就是走路……大家都能各尽各的义务，大家自然可以得衣食住行的四种需要。 [MSC, simp.]
From: 1924, Sun Yat-sen, 三民主義
Mínshēng de xūyào, cóngqián jīngjìxuéjiā dōu shì shuō yī, shí, zhù sān zhǒng; zhào wǒ de yánjiū, yìnggāi yǒu sì zhǒng, yú yī shí zhù zhīwài, háiyǒu yī zhǒng jiù shì xíng. Xíng yě shì yī zhǒng hěn zhòng de xūyào; xíng jiù shì zǒulù...... Dàjiā dōu néng gè jìn gè de yìwù, dàjiā zìrán kěyǐ dé yīshízhùxíng de sì zhǒng xūyào.
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Pronunciation

Idiom

衣食住行

  1. food, clothing, housing and transportation; basic necessities of life

Synonyms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia