daily necessities; basic household items
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daily necessities; basic household items
neutralAn idiom derived from four essential items (firewood, rice, oil, salt) needed for daily cooking. Now used metaphorically to represent all the basic, mundane necessities of everyday life and household management.
Jié结
hūn婚
hòu后
，
tā他
men们
kāi开
shǐ始
cāo操
xīn心
chái柴
mǐ米
yóu油
yán盐
zhè这
xiē些
suǒ琐
shì事
。
After getting married, they started to worry about the trivial matters of daily necessities.
Shēng生
huó活
bù不
zhǐ只
yǒu有
shī诗
hé和
yuǎn远
fāng方
，
hái还
yǒu有
chái柴
mǐ米
yóu油
yán盐
。
Life isn't just about poetry and distant horizons; it's also about the daily necessities.
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Tā他
de的
xiǎo小
shuō说
zhēn真
shí实
de地
miáo描
xiě写
le了
pǔ普
tōng通
jiā家
tíng庭
de的
chái柴
mǐ米
yóu油
yán盐
。
His novel realistically depicts the daily necessities of ordinary families.