柴米油盐
Traditional: 柴米油鹽Dictionary entry
(lit.) firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom)
What does 柴米油盐 mean?
柴米油盐 (chái mǐ yóu yán) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(lit.) firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom)
2(fig.) life's daily necessities
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