食住 [－－]

Jyutping sik6 zyu6
Pinyin shí zhù

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    room and board; accommodations
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    食住等啦！
    食住等啦！
    sik6 zyu6 dang2 laa1!
    • Wait (for someone) while eating!
  2. Cantonese
    佢俾佢女友食住晒，冇咩权话事。
    佢俾佢女友食住晒，冇咩權話事。
    keoi5 bei2 keoi5 neoi5 jau5 sik6 zyu6 saai3, mou5 me1 kyun4 waa6 si6.
    • He is dominated by his girlfriend, and doesn't really have any say at all.
  3. Cantonese
    食住上
    食住上
    sik6 zyu6 soeng5
    • to take advantage of a situation to further one's own interests
  4. Cantonese
    史叔近排好红，唔知佢会唔会食住个势，出多几本书呢？
    史叔近排好紅，唔知佢會唔會食住個勢，出多幾本書呢？
    si2 suk1 gan6 paai2 hou2 hung4, m4 zi1 keoi5 wui5 m4 wui5 sik6 zyu6 go3 sai3, ceot1 do1 gei2 bun2 syu1 ne1?
    • Uncle Si has become very popular. Will he take advantage of the situation, and publish a few more books?
  5. Cantonese
    阿女开头思觉失调病发𠮶阵，匿埋喺房成日话畀人监视，好在早带佢去睇医生，依家食住药好稳定。
    阿女開頭思覺失調病發嗰陣，匿埋喺房成日話畀人監視，好在早帶佢去睇醫生，依家食住藥好穩定。
    aa3 neoi2 hoi1 tau4 si1 gok3 sat1 tiu4 beng6 faat3 go2 zan6, lei1 maai4 hai2 fong2 sing4 jat6 waa6 bei2 jan4 gaam1 si6, hou2 zoi6 zou2 daai3 keoi5 heoi3 tai2 ji1 sang1, ji1 gaa1 sik6 zyu6 joek6 hou2 wan2 ding6.
    • When my daughter's psychosis flared initially, she hid herself in her room and kept saying that she was being surveilled. Luckily I brought her to the doctor early, and she is stable on medications now.