柴米
chái​mǐ

fuel and rice

  • created sense approved 柴米 · chái​mǐ · fuel and rice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    柴米

    chái​mǐ

    fuel and rice

    fuel and rice; refers more broadly to the basic necessities of daily life

    柴 (literal) → 柴 · chái · firewood 米 (literal) → 米 · mǐ · rice

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    created sense