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開門七件事 (hoi1 mun4 cat1 gin6 si6) — the seven necessities of life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea in Cantonese

hoiˉ¹開munˎ₄門catˉ¹七ginˍ₆件siˍ₆事
简 开门七件事
Mandarin Pinyin: kai1 men2 qi1 jian4 shi4

Meaning of 開門七件事

nounthe seven necessities of life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea

Characters in 開門七件事

開hoi1
depart; leave; start
門mun4
the key; turning point
七cat1
seven; seven times
件gin6
item; piece; article (of countable objects)
事si6
be engaged in; go in for

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