衣食無憂

简 衣食无忧 · 繁 衣食無憂
Mandarin · pinyin yī shí wú yōu

Meanings

  1. not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)
  2. to be provided with the basic necessities
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衣
yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
食
shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
無
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憂
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无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
忧
yōu · sad, grieved; grief, melancholy
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1–2–2–1 · yi1 shi2 wu2 you1

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ji1 sik6 mou4 jau1

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衣食無憂 · yi1 shi2 wu2 you1
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Exact source record衣食無憂 衣食无忧 [yi1 shi2 wu2 you1] /not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)/to be provided with the basic necessities/