柴米
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Chinese
[edit]firewood | rice; metre | ||
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trad. (柴米) | 柴 | 米 | |
simp. #(柴米) | 柴 | 米 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cháimǐ
- Wade–Giles: chʻai2-mi3
- Yale: chái-mǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chairmii
- Palladius: чайми (čajmi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: caai4 mai5
- Yale: chàaih máih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai4 mai5
- Guangdong Romanization: cai4 mei5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ mɐi̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
[edit]柴米
- firewood and rice
- (figurative) daily necessities
- Alternative form of 柴米油鹽醬醋茶/柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá)