衣食住行 in English yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2 Meaning

Meanings

• clothing, food, housing and transport (idiomatic expression); people's basic needs

Pinyin

yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

衣yi1clothes 食shi2to eat 住zhu4to live 行xing2row