everyday food and clothing(chī chuān yòng dù)

everyday food and clothing

Food and clothing expenses, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ī Chu ā NY ò NGD ù, generally refers to daily necessities and expenses. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 15 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "the food and clothing of these third class servants and wives he saw recently are extraordinary, not to mention their families."

Idiom usage

As the subject and object. example we need to plan our daily food and clothing.

Chinese PinYin : chī chuān yòng dù