柴米油盐酱醋茶 in English chai2 mi3 you2 yan2 jiang4 cu4 cha2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea
  • metaphorically life's daily necessities

Simplified Characters

柴 米 油 盐 酱 醋 茶

Traditional Characters

柴 米 油 鹽 醬 醋 茶

Pinyin

chai2 mi3 you2 yan2 jiang4 cu4 cha2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

柴chai2surname Chai 米mi3surname Mi 油you2oil 盐yan2salt 酱jiang4thick paste of fermented soybean 醋cu4vinegar 茶cha2tea