粵

衣ji1食sik6

ji1 sik6yī shí

English

  1. clothes and food
  2. clothes and food; metaphor for quality of life
  3. not being wasteful on food

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 衣食住行入面嘅衣食,指衣服同飲食,借指生活水平
  2. 配合「有」或「冇」嚟用,前者指善用生活飲食同穿著嘅資源,唔浪費,後者就相反

Examples

  • 衣食住是生存的基础。

    Food, clothing and shelter are the foundations of survival.

    Tatoeba · hsuan07 CC BY

  • 我可以给我的家庭提供衣食。

    I can provide my family with food and clothing.

    Tatoeba · notabene CC BY

  • 孩子们的衣食住行靠的是他们的父母。

    Children depend on their parents for food, clothing and shelter.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 如果我中了彩劵,就一輩子衣食無憂了。

    If I win the lottery, I'll be able to live high on the hog.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 如果可以投胎轉世的話,我想做有錢人家的兒子,一輩子衣食無憂。

    If I could be reborn, I would want to be the child of a rich family, then I'd be set for life.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 粮仓充实了,百姓才会懂得礼仪规矩;衣食丰足了,人们才会知晓荣辱羞耻。

    When the granaries are full, people observe rules of decorum; when food and clothing are sufficient, people understand honor and disgrace.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 冇衣食

    to be wasteful on food

  • 衣食豐足

    (in a state of) abundance ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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