衣食住行

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Chinese

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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
 
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simp. #(衣食住行)

Etymology

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

民生需要從前經濟學家研究應該之外還有需要走路……大家義務大家自然可以衣食住行需要 [MSC, trad.]
民生需要从前经济学家研究应该之外还有需要走路……大家义务大家自然可以衣食住行需要 [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. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation

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Idiom

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衣食住行

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

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