chái
yóu
yán

idiom
common

Meaning of 柴米油盐

柴米油盐 means daily necessities; basic household items. Pronounced chái mǐ yóu yán.

  • daily necessities; basic household items

Definitions & Examples

Jié
hūn
hòu
 
men
kāi
shǐ
cāo
xīn
chái
yóu
yán
zhè
xiē
suǒ
shì
 

After getting married, they started to worry about the trivial matters of daily necessities.

Shēng
huó
zhǐ
yǒu
shī
yuǎn
fāng
 
hái
yǒu
chái
yóu
yán
 

Life isn't just about poetry and distant horizons; it's also about the daily necessities.

de
xiǎo
shuō
zhēn
shí
de
miáo
xiě
le
tōng
jiā
tíng
de
chái
yóu
yán
 

His novel realistically depicts the daily necessities of ordinary families.