開門七件事

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Chinese

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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
simp. (开门七件事) 开门
Literally: “the seven items (needed) for going into business (firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea)”.

Etymology

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From a poem in the Yuan Dynasty dynasty play 劉行首刘行首.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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開門七件事

  1. daily necessities

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