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鲜衣美食 — “A life of luxury and extravagance”

鲜衣美食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a life of luxury and extravagance”. Fine clothes and delicious food. Literally, “bright clothes and delicious food”.

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鲜衣美食 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鲜衣美食 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鲜
xiān14fresh and delicious
衣
yī6clothes or covering
美
měi9beautiful, pleasing, America
食
shí9eat food eclipse

Example Sentence with 鲜衣美食

他们家的日子越来越好了,过上了鲜衣美食的生活。
Their family's life is getting better and better, and they are living a life of luxury with fine clothes and delicious food.

Idioms Related to 鲜衣美食

Synonyms of 鲜衣美食

  • jǐn锦yī衣yù玉shí食live extravagantly with fine clothes and food

More idioms starting with 鲜

  • xiǎn鲜wéi为rén人zhī知little known
  • xiǎn鲜lián廉guǎ寡chǐ耻shameless and corrupt
  • xiǎn鲜yǒu有qí其bǐ比rarely matched
  • xiān鲜méi眉liàng亮yǎn眼beautiful and attractive appearance
  • xiān鲜yàn艳duó夺mù目dazzlingly colorful and eye-catching
  • xiān鲜xuè血lín淋lí漓profusely bleeding
  • xiān鲜yī衣hǎo好shí食fine clothes and delicious food
  • xiān鲜yī衣nù怒mǎ马dressed in splendid attire and riding a spirited horse
  • xiān鲜yī衣měi美zhuàn馔luxurious attire and exquisite delicacies
  • xiān鲜yī衣liáng良mǎ马fine clothes and good horses
  • xiān鲜guī规zhī之shòu兽Small and insignificant creatures
  • xiān鲜bèng蹦huó活tiào跳lively and bouncing

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Questions about 鲜衣美食

What does 鲜衣美食 mean?

鲜衣美食 (xiān yī měi shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a life of luxury and extravagance”.

How do you pronounce 鲜衣美食?

鲜衣美食 is pronounced xiān yī měi shí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鲜衣美食 literally mean?

Literally, 鲜衣美食 means “bright clothes and delicious food”. It is used to mean “a life of luxury and extravagance”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鲜衣美食?

鲜:有光彩的。穿的是华丽的衣服,吃的是美味的食品。形容生活优裕。

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