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靡衣玉食 — “Luxurious clothing and gourmet meals”

靡衣玉食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “luxurious clothing and gourmet meals”. Indicating an extravagant lifestyle. Literally, “extravagant clothes and fine food”.

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靡衣玉食 Pronunciation and Pinyin

靡衣玉食 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
靡
mí19wasteful, extravagant, luxurious
衣
yī6clothes or covering
玉
yù5jade, precious, beautiful
食
shí9eat food eclipse

Example Sentence with 靡衣玉食

他从小过着靡衣玉食的生活,不知民间疾苦。
He has lived a life of luxurious clothing and gourmet meals since childhood, unaware of the hardships faced by ordinary people.

Idioms Related to 靡衣玉食

Synonyms of 靡衣玉食

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

Antonyms of 靡衣玉食

  • cū粗yī衣lì粝shí食live a simple, frugal life

More idioms starting with 靡

  • mí靡bù不yǒu有chū初,,xiān鲜kè克yǒu有zhōng终Easy to start, hard to finish
  • mí靡jiān坚bù不cuī摧destroying all solid things
  • mí靡suǒ所bù不wèi为stop at nothing
  • mí靡suǒ所dǐ底zhǐ止endless, without end or limit
  • mí靡suǒ所shì适cóng从not knowing what to do
  • mí靡qí旗zhé辙luàn乱army in utter rout and disarray
  • mǐ靡yǒu有jié孑yí遗Nothing remains
  • mí靡rán然xiāng乡fēng风follow a trend en masse
  • mǐ靡rán然cóng从fēng风to follow suit en masse
  • mí靡rán然xiàng向fēng风follow suit and become a trend
  • mí靡rán然chéng成fēng风to become a prevailing trend
  • mí靡rán然shùn顺fēng风submissively conform to prevailing trends

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Questions about 靡衣玉食

What does 靡衣玉食 mean?

靡衣玉食 (mí yī yù shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “luxurious clothing and gourmet meals”.

How do you pronounce 靡衣玉食?

靡衣玉食 is pronounced mí yī yù shí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 靡衣玉食 literally mean?

Literally, 靡衣玉食 means “extravagant clothes and fine food”. It is used to mean “luxurious clothing and gourmet meals”.

What is the Chinese definition of 靡衣玉食?

指美衣美食。

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