油盐酱醋

油鹽醬醋
yóuyánjiàngcù
  1. lit. oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar (idiom)
  2. fig. life's daily necessities

CEDICT

oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar; cooking ingredients; daily necessities

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 油 yóu
  1. oil
  2. fat
  3. grease
  4. petroleum
  5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. oily
  7. greasy
  8. glib
  9. cunning
2 盐 yán salt

classifier: 粒
3 酱 jiàng
  1. thick paste of fermented soybean
  2. marinated in soy paste
  3. paste
  4. jam
4 醋 cù
  1. vinegar
  2. jealousy (in love rivalry)

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