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[柴米油鹽醬醋茶] cháimǐyóuyánjiàngcùchá lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea
fig. life's daily necessities

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        huǒchái, match (for lighting fire)/CL:根[gēn],盒[hé]
        Chái/chái, surname Chai, firewood/lean (of meat)/thin (of a person)
        cháiyóu, diesel fuel
        cháihuo, firewood
        gǔshòurúchái, as thin as a match/emaciated (idiom)
        
        mùchái, firewood
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        pīchái/pǐchái, to chop firewood/to split logs, chopped wood/firewood
        
        
        
        
        
        cháiyóujī, [柴油機], diesel engine
        
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        Mǐ/mǐ, surname Mi, rice/CL:粒[lì]/meter (classifier)
        
        yùmǐ, corn/maize/CL:粒[lì]
        
        Mǐqí, Mickey or Mitch (name)
        Jímǐ, Jimmy, Jimmie or Jimi (name)
        Mǐxiēěr, [米歇爾], Michel or Mitchell (name)/George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politicia...
        bàomǐhuā, puffed rice/popcorn
        háomǐ, millimeter
        
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        mǐfàn, [米飯], (cooked) rice
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        Duōmǐníkè, Dominica
        
        dàmǐ, (husked) rice
        Mǐlán, [米蘭], Milano/Milan (Italy)
        
        
        yùmǐbǐng, [玉米餅], corn cake/Mexican tortilla
        
        duōmǐnuò, [多米諾], domino (loanword)
        
        xiāmǐ, [蝦米], small shrimp/dried, shelled shrimps
        
        
        
        Bōxīmǐyà, [波希米亞], Bohemia, historical country of central Europe
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        Mǐgé, MiG/Russian Aircraft Corporation/Mikoyan
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yùmǐfěn, cornflour/corn starch
        
        
        
        
        Mǐěrsī, [米爾斯], Mills (name)
        
        
        MǐLǎoshǔ, Mickey Mouse
        
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        Mǐkāilǎngjīluó, [米開朗基羅], Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Renaissance painter and sculptor
        Āimǐěr, [埃米爾], Emir (Muslim ruler)/Amir
        
        
        Jiélǐmǐ, [傑里米], Jeremy (name)
        yùmǐmiàn, [玉米麵], cornmeal/maize flour
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Fúlājīmǐěr, [弗拉基米爾], Vladimir
        
        
        Duōmǐníjiā, Dominica/Dominican Republic
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        Mǐluó, [米羅], Joan Miró (1893-1983), Spanish surrealist painter
        
        
        
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        mǐlì, grain of rice/granule
        huāshēngmǐ, shelled peanuts
        píngfāngmǐ, square meter
        
        DuōmǐníjiāGònghéguó, [多米尼加共和國], Dominican Republic
        
        
        Mǐěrdùn, [米爾頓], Milton (name)/John Milton (1608-1674), English republican writer and poet, autho...
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        Ājīmǐdé, Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        kāisīmǐ, [開司米], cashmere (loanword)
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        mǐfěn, rice flour/rice-flour noodles/(Internet slang) Xiaomi fan
        
        
        Nàmǐbǐyà, [納米比亞], Namibia
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        dàomǐ, rice (crop)
        
        
        
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        sùmǐ, corn/maize (dialect)
        
        
        
        
        Měisuǒbùdámǐyà, [美索不達米亞], Mesopotamia
        
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        Mǐqílín, Michelin (tire company)
        
        
        nuòmǐ, glutinous rice/Oryza sativa var. glutinosa
        
        
        
        
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        āmǐbā, amoeba (loanword)
        
        tílāmǐsū, [提拉米蘇], tiramisu (loanword)
        Yēlìmǐ, Jeremy or Jeremiah (name)
        
        
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        cāomǐ, brown rice
        
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        báimǐ, (polished) rice
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        chǎomǐ, fried rice/millet stir-fried in butter
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        píngmǐ, square meter/short for 平方米
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        hǎimǐ, dried shrimps
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        Hāmǐjíduōdùn, [哈米吉多頓], Armageddon (in Revelation 16:6)
        
        
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        mǐzhōu, congee
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        yùmǐhuā, popcorn
        
        
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        Mǐzìqí, Union Jack (flag of the United Kingdom)
        lìfāngmǐ, cubic meter (unit of volume)
        háomǐbō, millimeter wave (radio signal)
        
        
        
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        jiāyóu, to add oil/to top up with gas/to refuel/to accelerate/to step on the gas/(fig.) ...
        yóu, oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil, paint or varnish/oily/greasy/glib/cu...
        shíyóu, oil/petroleum
        nǎiyóu, cream/butter
        qìyóu, gasoline
        huángyóu, [黃油], butter/CL:盒[hé]
        jiāyóuzhàn, gas station
        yóuqī, oil paints/lacquer/to paint/CL:層|层[céng]
        yóumén, [油門], accelerator (pedal)/gas pedal/throttle
        yóuhuà, [油畫], oil painting
        yóuxiāng, oil tank
        yóujǐng, oil well
        zhǐjiayóu, nail polish
        gānyóu, glycerine/glycerol
        rùnhuáyóu, [潤滑油], lubricating oil
        yóuzhī, grease/oil/fat
        yóutián, oil field
        jīyóu, [機油], engine oil
        jiàngyóu, [醬油], soy sauce
        yóulún, [油輪], tanker (ship)/CL:艘[sōu]
        rányóu, fuel oil
        gǎnlǎnyóu, [橄欖油], olive oil
        cháiyóu, diesel fuel
        yóubù, tarpaulin
        huǒshàngjiāoyóu, [火上澆油], to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation/to enrage people ...
        liànyóuchǎng, [煉油廠], oil refinery
        zhūyóu, [豬油], lard
        niúyóu, butter
        
        yóujià, [油價], oil (petroleum) price
        yóushuǐ, grease/profit/ill-gotten gains
        shūyóuguǎn, [輸油管], petroleum pipeline
        
        yóunì, [油膩], grease/greasy food/oily/rich (of food)/fatty/greasy and dirty/a slippery charact...
        bǎiyóu, asphalt/tar/pitch
        yuányóu, crude oil
        
        yóuzuǐ, eloquent and cunning/silver tongued
        
        yóumò, printing ink
        jiāoyóu, tar
        méiyóu, kerosene
        
        zhíwùyóu, vegetable oil
        yóubèng, oil pump
        kāiyóu, to take advantage of sb/to freeload
        sōngjiéyóu, [松節油], turpentine
        xiéyóu, shoe polish
        tiānyóujiācù, lit. to add oil and vinegar/fig. adding details while telling a story (to make i...
        yóutiáo, [油條], youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)/CL:根[gēn]/slick and sly person
        bǎiyóulù, tarred road/asphalt road
        yóuwū, greasy and dirty/oil pollution
        
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        yóuliào, oilseed/oil/fuel
        yóuguāng, glossy/gleaming/shiny (due to greasiness)/slick/greasy/oily
        yóudēng, [油燈], oil lamp
        yóuhūhū, greasy/oily
        yóuránérshēng, arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous/to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
        cǎiyóu, [採油], oil extraction/oil recovery
        yóuchuán, (oil) tanker/tank ship
        dǎyóushī, [打油詩], humorous poem/limerick
        
        wànjīnyóu, [萬金油], Tiger Balm (medicine)/jack of all trades (and master of none)(slang)
        
        
        bòheyóu, peppermint oil
        xiāngyóu, sesame oil/perfumed oil
        xiāosuāngānyóu, nitroglycerine
        
        yóuhuá, oily/greasy/unctuous/slippery (character)
        
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        yóukù, [油庫], fuel depot/fuel farm
        
        làjiàngyóu, [辣醬油], Worcestershire sauce
        máyóu, sesame oil
        
        
        dòuyóu, soy bean oil/(dialect) soy sauce
        yóuliàng, glossy/shiny
        
        
        yóuqì, [油氣], oil and gas
        
        yóuyān, [油煙], soot/lampblack
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        hàoyóuliàng, fuel consumption
        yóuyìn, to mimeograph
        
        
        
        yóubǐng, [油餅], deep-fried doughcake/oilcake (animal fodder)
        dòngwùyóu, [動物油], animal fat
        ránliàoyóu, fuel oil
        cháiyóujī, [柴油機], diesel engine
        
        dàyóu, lard
        qīngliángyóu, [清涼油], soothing ointment/balm
        yóucài, oilseed rape (Brassica napus)/flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. ole...
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        sèlāyóu, salad oil
        méijiāoyóu, coal tar
        sūyóuchá, butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
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        càiyóu, rapeseed oil/canola oil
        
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        lāoyóushuǐ, [撈油水], (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
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        bǎnyóu, leaf fat/leaf lard
        
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        yán, [鹽], salt/CL:粒[lì]
        Yánhúchéng, [鹽湖城], Salt Lake City, capital of Utah
        Yánshuǐ, [鹽水], Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
        yánsuān, [鹽酸], hydrochloric acid HCl
        
        
        xiāosuānyán, [硝酸鹽], nitrate
        
        
        yánbā, [鹽巴], table salt
        guīsuānyán, [硅酸鹽], silicate
        shíyán, [食鹽], edible salt
        liúsuānyán, [硫酸鹽], sulfate
        
        Yándū, [鹽都], Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市|盐城市[Yán chéng shì], Jiangsu
        yányán, [岩鹽], rock salt
        yánjiǎn, [鹽鹼], saline and alkaline (earth)
        yàxiāosuānyán, [亞硝酸鹽], nitrite
        yóuyánjiàngcù, [油鹽醬醋], (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar/(fig.) the trivia of everyday life
        yánjiǎndì, [鹽鹼地], saline soil/(fig.) infertile woman
        yánhú, [鹽湖], salt lake
        tànsuānyán, [碳酸鹽], carbonate salt (chemistry)
        
        
        xièyán, [瀉鹽], epsom salts
        
        línsuānyán, [磷酸鹽], phosphate
        jiǎyán, [鉀鹽], potassium chloride KCl
        yándù, [鹽度], salinity
        yántān, [鹽灘], salt flats/salt lake
        
        Hǎiyán/hǎiyán, [海鹽], Haiyan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[Jiā xīng], Zhejiang, sea salt
        Yántián/yántián, [鹽田], Yantian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong, saltpan
        
        

        jiàng, [醬], thick paste of fermented soybean/marinated in soy paste/paste/jam
        huāshēngjiàng, [花生醬], peanut butter
        fānqiéjiàng, [番茄醬], ketchup/tomato sauce
        guǒjiàng, [果醬], jam
        yúzǐjiàng, [魚子醬], caviar
        huángjiàng, [黃醬], yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted)
        làjiāojiàng, [辣椒醬], red pepper paste/chili sauce
        ròujiàng, [肉醬], minced meat sauce/(fig.) mincemeat/a person cut to pieces
        jiàngyóu, [醬油], soy sauce
        
        píngguǒjiàng, [蘋果醬], apple sauce/apple jam
        zhájiàngmiàn, [炸醬麵], zha jiang mian: ground pork simmered with salty fermented soybean paste (or othe...
        
        làjiàngyóu, [辣醬油], Worcestershire sauce
        zhīmajiàng, [芝麻醬], sesame paste
        yóuyánjiàngcù, [油鹽醬醋], (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar/(fig.) the trivia of everyday life
        
        jiàngzǐ, [醬紫], dark reddish purple/Internet slang abbr. for 這樣子|这样子[zhè yàng zi]
        májiàng, [麻醬], sesame paste
        dòubànjiàng, [豆瓣醬], sticky chili bean sauce/doubanjiang
        
        
        jiàngguā, [醬瓜], pickled cucumber
        
        
        xiājiàng, [蝦醬], shrimp paste

        chīcù, to feel jealous
        cù, vinegar/jealousy (in love rivalry)
        tiānyóujiācù, lit. to add oil and vinegar/fig. adding details while telling a story (to make i...
        cùlì, gooseberry
        cùyì, jealousy (in love rivalry)
        cùsuān, acetic acid (CHCOOH)/acetate
        yóuyánjiàngcù, [油鹽醬醋], (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar/(fig.) the trivia of everyday life
        bànpíngcù, dabbler/dilettante who speaks as though he were an expert
        

        chá, tea/tea plant/CL:杯[bēi],壺|壶[hú]
        hēchá, (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "res...
        cháyè, [茶葉], tea/tea leaves/CL:盒[hé],罐[guàn],包[bāo],片[piàn]
        cháhuì, [茶會], tea party
        cháhú, [茶壺], teapot/CL:把[bǎ]
绿         lǜchá, [綠茶], green tea
        chábēi, teacup/tea-glass/cup/mug/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        
        hóngchá, [紅茶], black tea/CL:杯[bēi],壺|壶[hú]
        rèchá, [熱茶], hot tea
        chájī, small side table/coffee table/teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
        chádiǎn, [茶點], tea and cake/refreshments/tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch
        cháhuàhuì, [茶話會], tea party
        
        pàochá, to make tea
        cháguǎn, [茶館], teahouse/CL:家[jiā]
        cháshuǐ, tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves
        nǎichá, milk tea
        chájù, tea set/tea service
        chásè, dark brown/tawny
        
        níngméngchá, [檸檬茶], lemon tea
        
        pǐnchá, to taste tea/to sip tea
        cháwǎn, teacup
        cháchí, teaspoon
        
        
        yǐnchá, [飲茶], to have tea and refreshments/to have dimsum lunch (Cantonese)
        
        wūlóngchá, [烏龍茶], oolong tea
        júhuāchá, chrysanthemum tea
        zǎochá, morning tea
        mòlihuāchá, jasmine tea
        cháyúfànhòu, [茶餘飯後], leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
        
        
        
        
        chádào, Japanese tea ceremony/sado
        
        chálóu, [茶樓], tearoom/teahouse/dimsum restaurant (Hong Kong)
        sūyóuchá, butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
        
        
        cháhuā, camellia
        chájiǎn, [茶鹼], Theophylline
        
        
        qīngchá, green tea/only tea (without food)
        
        shāncháhuā, camellia
        chūnchá, tea leaves gathered at springtime or the tea made from these leaves
        
        
        jìngchá, to serve tea (to guests)
        
        
        cūchádànfàn, [粗茶淡飯], plain tea and simple food/(fig.) bread and water
        cháqián, [茶錢], tip/gratuity/money for tea
        cháyì, [茶藝], the art of tea
        
        
        
        chágāng, mug
        
        cháfáng, teahouse
        

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