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衣食無憂

简衣食无忧 · 繁衣食無憂

Mandarin · pinyin yī shí wú yōu

not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)
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
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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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