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食衣住行育樂 (sik6 ji1 zyu6 hang4 juk6 ngok6) — the necessities of life (food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, and entertainment) in Cantonese

sikˍ₆食jiˉ¹衣zyuˍ₆住hangˎ₄行jukˍ₆育ngokˍ₆樂
简 食衣住行育乐
Mandarin Pinyin: shi2 yi1 zhu4 xing2 yu4 le4

Meaning of 食衣住行育樂

nounthe necessities of life (food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, and entertainment)

Characters in 食衣住行育樂

食sik6
sth edible; sth used for cooking
衣ji1
(human) placenta
住zyu6
stop; cease
行hang4 haang4
line; row
育juk6
rear; raise; bring up
樂lok6
musical; music

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