油盐酱醋 — “Oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar”
油盐酱醋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Daily necessities, especially cooking condiments (oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar); metaphorically, the trivial, mundane, or petty matters of everyday life”. Literally, “oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar”.
油盐酱醋 Pronunciation and Pinyin
油盐酱醋 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 油
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- yóu油bì壁xiāng香chē车an elegant carriage for women
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What does 油盐酱醋 mean?
油盐酱醋 (yóu yán jiàng cù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Daily necessities, especially cooking condiments (oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar); metaphorically, the trivial, mundane, or petty matters of everyday life”.
How do you pronounce 油盐酱醋?
油盐酱醋 is pronounced yóu yán jiàng cù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 油盐酱醋 literally mean?
Literally, 油盐酱醋 means “oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar”. It is used to mean “Daily necessities, especially cooking condiments (oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar); metaphorically, the trivial, mundane, or petty matters of everyday life”.
What is the Chinese definition of 油盐酱醋?
①泛指烹调佐料。比喻另外添加的原来没有的内容。②指琐碎庸俗。