衣食 [－－]

Jyutping ji1 sik6
Pinyin yī shí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. clothes and food
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    衣食住行​入​面​嘅​衣食​，​指​衣服​同飲食​，​借指​生活​水平
    clothes and food; metaphor for quality of life
    • 衣食豐足
      衣食丰足
      ji1 sik6 fung1 zuk1
      (in a state of) abundance
  2. 名詞
    配合​「​有​」​或​「​冇​」​嚟​用​，​前者​指​善用​生活​飲食​同​穿著​嘅​資​源​，​唔​浪費​，​後​者​就​相反
    not being wasteful on food
    • 冇衣食
      冇衣食
      mou5 ji1 sik6
      to be wasteful on food
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, broadly
    basic everyday necessities; means of subsistence
  2. noun, literally
    food and clothing
  3. noun, Min-Dong
    omen; sign; harbinger
    (syn.) 預兆, 征候, 徵兆, 節嵌, 前兆, 徵候, 征兆, 节嵌, 萌, 兆头, 彩头, 徵象, 预兆, 征象, 朕兆, 先兆, 兆頭, 彩頭
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    如果可以投胎转世的话，我想做有钱人家的儿子，一辈子衣食无忧。
    如果可以投胎轉世的話，我想做有錢人家的兒子，一輩子衣食無憂。
    rú guǒ kě yǐ tóu tāi zhuǎn shì de huà ， wǒ xiǎng zuò yǒu qián rén jiā de ér zi ， yī bèi zi yī shí wú yōu 。
    • If I could be reborn, I would want to be the child of a rich family, then I'd be set for life.
  2. Mandarin
    孩子们的衣食住行靠的是他们的父母。
    孩子們的衣食住行靠的是他們的父母。
    hái zi men de yī shí zhù xíng kào de shì tā men de fù mǔ 。
    • Children depend on their parents for food, clothing and shelter.
  3. Mandarin
    衣食住是生存的基础。
    衣食住是生存的基礎。
    yī shí zhù shì shēng cún de jī chǔ 。
    • Food, clothing and shelter are the basis of life.
    • Food, clothing and shelter are the foundations of survival.
  4. Mandarin
    如果我中了彩劵，就一辈子衣食无忧了。
    如果我中了彩劵，就一輩子衣食無憂了。
    rú guǒ wǒ zhōng le cǎi juàn ， jiù yī bèi zi yī shí wú yōu le 。
    • If I win the lottery, I'll be able to live high on the hog.
  5. Mandarin
    我可以给我的家庭提供衣食。
    我可以給我的家庭提供衣食。
    wǒ kě yǐ gěi wǒ de jiā tíng tí gōng yī shí 。
    • I can provide my family with food and clothing.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    衣食丰足
    衣食豐足
    ji1 sik6 fung1 zuk1
    • (in a state of) abundance
  2. Cantonese
    冇衣食
    冇衣食
    mou5 ji1 sik6
    • to be wasteful on food
  3. Cantonese
    衣食无虞
    衣食無虞
    ji1 sik6 mou4 jyu4
    • without worries about food and clothes
  4. Cantonese
    而家香港地百物腾贵，衣食住行夹夹埋埋真系做两份工都畀唔起。
    而家香港地百物騰貴，衣食住行夾夾埋埋真係做兩份工都畀唔起。
    ji4 gaa1 hoeng1 gong2 dei2 baak3 mat6 tang4 gwai3, ji1 sik6 zyu6 hang4 gaap3 gaap3 maai4 maai4 zan1 hai6 zou6 loeng5 fan6 gung1 dou1 bei2 m4 hei2.
    • Inflation is climbing fast in Hong Kong now. I can't afford the basic necessities, even with two jobs.
  5. Cantonese
    佢含住金锁匙出世，由细到大衣食无忧，点会明我哋啲普通人嘅烦恼吖？
    佢含住金鎖匙出世，由細到大衣食無憂，點會明我哋啲普通人嘅煩惱吖？
    keoi5 ham4 zyu6 gam1 so2 si4 ceot1 sai3, jau4 sai3 dou3 daai6 ji1 sik6 mou4 jau1, dim2 wui5 ming4 ngo5 dei6 di1 pou2 tung1 jan4 ge3 faan4 nou5 aa1?
    • X
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    佢真系有衣食，啲𩠌头𩠌尾都俾佢扫到一干二净。
    佢真系有衣食，啲𩠌头𩠌尾都俾佢扫到一干二净。
    keoi5 zan1 hai6 jau5 ji1 sik6, di1 sung3 tau4 sung3 mei5 dou1 bei2 keoi5 sou2 dou3 jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6.
    • He's really not wasteful. He ate up all the leftovers, not leaving a single bit.
  2. Cantonese
    乜你咁冇衣食㗎，剩返一啖仔饭都唔食埋。
    乜你咁冇衣食㗎，剩返一啖仔饭都唔食埋。
    mat1 nei5 gam3 mou5 ji1 sik6 gaa3, zing6 faan1 jat1 daam6 zai2 faan6 dou1 m4 sik6 maai4.
    • You're so wasteful. There's just a little mouthful of rice left, but you didn't finish it.
  3. Mandarin
    在这个广大的领土之上，有广大的肥田沃地，给我们以衣食之源。
    在這個廣大的領土之上，有廣大的肥田沃地，給我們以衣食之源。
    zài zhè ge guǎng dà de lǐng tǔ zhī shàng ， yǒu guǎng dà de féi tián wò dì ， gěi wǒ men yǐ yī shí zhī yuán ．
    • In this vast country of ours there are large areas of fertile land which provide us with food and clothing.
  4. Mandarin
    在物质上，掠夺普通人民的衣食，使广大人民啼饥号寒；掠夺生产工具，使中国民族工业归于毁灭和奴役化。
    在物質上，掠奪普通人民的衣食，使廣大人民啼飢號寒；掠奪生產工具，使中國民族工業歸於毀滅和奴役化。
    zài wù zhì shàng ， lüè duó pǔ tōng rén mín de yī shí ， shǐ guǎng dà rén mín tí jī háo hán ； lüè duó shēng chǎn gōng jù ， shǐ zhōng guó mín zú gōng yè guī yú huǐ miè hé nú yì huà ．
    • Materially, [the enemy] is robbing the common people even of their food and clothing, making them cry out in hunger and cold; he is plundering the means of production, thus ruining and enslaving China's national industries.