柴米
Chinese
| firewood | rice; metre | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (柴米) | 柴 | 米 | |
| simp. #(柴米) | 柴 | 米 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: cháimǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cháimǐ
- Wade–Giles: chʻai2-mi3
- Yale: chái-mǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chairmii
- Palladius: чайми (čajmi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: caai4 mai5
- Yale: chàaih máih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai4 mai5
- Guangdong Romanization: cai4 mei5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ mɐi̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhâ-bí
- Tâi-lô: tshâ-bí
- Phofsit Daibuun: zha'bie
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² bi⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ bi⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ bi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
柴米
- firewood and rice
- (figurative) daily necessities
- alternative form of 柴米油鹽醬醋茶 / 柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá)