衣食住行
Chinese
gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear |
eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
to live; to dwell; to reside to live; to dwell; to reside; to stop |
to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional | ||
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| trad. (衣食住行) | 衣 | 食 | 住 | 行 | |
| simp. #(衣食住行) | 衣 | 食 | 住 | 行 | |
Etymology
From 民生主義·第三講 in 三民主義 [1924], a collection of speeches delivered by Sun Yat-sen in 1924.
- 民生的需要，從前經濟學家都是說衣、食、住三種；照我的研究，應該有四種，於衣食住之外，還有一種就是行。行也是一種很重的需要；行就是走路……大家都能各盡各的義務，大家自然可以得衣食住行的四種需要。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1924, Sun Yat-sen, 三民主義
- Mínshēng de xūyào, cóngqián jīngjìxuéjiā dōu shì shuō yī, shí, zhù sān zhǒng; zhào wǒ de yánjiū, yìnggāi yǒu sì zhǒng, yú yī shí zhù zhīwài, háiyǒu yī zhǒng jiù shì xíng. Xíng yě shì yī zhǒng hěn zhòng de xūyào; xíng jiù shì zǒulù...... Dàjiā dōu néng gè jìn gè de yìwù, dàjiā zìrán kěyǐ dé yīshízhùxíng de sì zhǒng xūyào. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
民生的需要，从前经济学家都是说衣、食、住三种；照我的研究，应该有四种，于衣食住之外，还有一种就是行。行也是一种很重的需要；行就是走路……大家都能各尽各的义务，大家自然可以得衣食住行的四种需要。 [MSC, simp.]
Pronunciation
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