有衣食

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	food and clothing; basic everyday necessities; means of subsistence
trad. (有衣食)		有	衣食
simp. #(有衣食)		有	衣食

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ ji¹ sik⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ ji¹ sik⁶
    • Yale: yáuh yī sihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ ji¹ sik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ yi¹ xig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ jiː⁵⁵ sɪk̚²/

Adjective

有衣食

1. (Cantonese) fortunate; lucky; having a good life
2. (Cantonese, concerning food) frugal; not wasteful

   佢真係有衣食，啲餸頭餸尾都俾佢掃到一乾二淨。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢真系有衣食，啲𩠌头𩠌尾都俾佢扫到一干二净。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ zan¹ hai⁶ jau⁵ ji¹ sik⁶, di¹ sung³ tau⁴ sung³ mei⁵ dou¹ bei² keoi⁵ sou² dou³ jat¹ gon¹ ji⁶ zeng⁶. [Jyutping]

   He's really not wasteful. He ate up all the leftovers, not leaving a single bit.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “frugal”): 冇衣食