宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧ ㄍㄢˋ ㄕˊ siu1 ji1 gon3 sik6
- to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
- diligently attending to official matters
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宵
- 通宵 tōng xiāo ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ tung1 siu1 all night
- 元宵节 元宵節 Yuán xiāo jié ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˊ jyun4 siu1 zit3 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
- 元宵 yuán xiāo ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ jyun4 siu1 Lantern Festival
- 夜宵 yè xiāo ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ je6 siu1 midnight snack
- 宵夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 midnight snack
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- 宵小 xiāo xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠˇ siu1 siu2 thief
- 宵征 xiāo zhēng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄓㄥ siu1 zing1 night journey
- 宵禁 xiāo jìn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄣˋ siu1 gam3 night curfew
- 春宵 chūn xiāo ㄔㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄠ ceon1 siu1 (literary) spring night
- 连宵 連宵 lián xiāo ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ lin4 siu1 the same night
- 夜宵儿 夜宵兒 yè xiāo r ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄦ je6 siu1 ji4 erhua variant of 夜宵
- 待宵草 dài xiāo cǎo ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄘㄠˇ doi6 siu1 cou2 evening primrose
- 打通宵 dǎ tōng xiāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ daa2 tung1 siu1 to spend the whole night
- 良宵美景 liáng xiāo měi jǐng ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ loeng4 siu1 mei5 ging2 fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)
- 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄢˋ tung1 siu1 daat6 daan3 overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
衣
- 上衣 shàng yī ㄕㄤˋ ㄧ soeng6 ji1 jacket
- 内衣 內衣 nèi yī ㄋㄟˋ ㄧ noi6 ji1 undergarment
- 外衣 wài yī ㄨㄞˋ ㄧ ngoi6 ji1 outer clothing
- 大衣 dà yī ㄉㄚˋ ㄧ daai6 ji1 overcoat
- 成衣 chéng yī ㄔㄥˊ ㄧ sing4 ji1 ready-made clothes
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- 毛衣 máo yī ㄇㄠˊ ㄧ mou4 ji1 (wool) sweater
- 衣服 yī fu ㄧ ˙ㄈㄨ ji1 fuk6 clothes
- 衣架 yī jià ㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ji1 gaa2 clothes hanger
- 衣柜 衣櫃 yī guì ㄧ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ji1 gwai6 wardrobe
- 衣裳 yī shang ㄧ ˙ㄕㄤ ji1 soeng4 (coll.) clothes
- 衬衣 襯衣 chèn yī ㄔㄣˋ ㄧ can3 ji1 shirt
- 雨衣 yǔ yī ㄩˇ ㄧ jyu5 ji1 raincoat
- 更衣室 gēng yī shì ㄍㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ gang1 ji1 sat1 change room; dressing room; locker room
- 洗衣机 洗衣機 xǐ yī jī ㄒㄧˇ ㄧ ㄐㄧ sai2 ji1 gei1 washing machine; washer
- 洗衣粉 xǐ yī fěn ㄒㄧˇ ㄧ ㄈㄣˇ sai2 ji1 fan2 laundry detergent
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ji1 sik6 zyu6 hang4 lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)
- 干衣 乾衣 gān yī ㄍㄢ ㄧ gon1 ji1 drysuit (diving)
- 估衣 gù yi ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄧ gu2 ji1 secondhand clothes
- 便衣 biàn yī ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧ bin6 ji1 civilian clothes; plain clothes
食
- 主食 zhǔ shí ㄓㄨˇ ㄕˊ zyu2 sik6 staple food
- 伙食 huǒ shí ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕˊ fo2 sik6 food
- 偏食 piān shí ㄆㄧㄢ ㄕˊ pin1 sik6 partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy)
- 吸食 xī shí ㄒㄧ ㄕˊ kap1 sik6 (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)
- 粮食 糧食 liáng shi ㄌㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄕ loeng4 sik6 foodstuff
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- 素食 sù shí ㄙㄨˋ ㄕˊ sou3 sik6 vegetarian food
- 美食 měi shí ㄇㄟˇ ㄕˊ mei5 sik6 culinary delicacy
- 膳食 shàn shí ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˊ sin6 sik6 meals; food
- 零食 líng shí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ling4 sik6 snack; nibbles
- 食品 shí pǐn ㄕˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ sik6 ban2 foodstuff; food; provisions
- 食堂 shí táng ㄕˊ ㄊㄤˊ sik6 tong4 dining hall; cafeteria
- 食宿 shí sù ㄕˊ ㄙㄨˋ sik6 suk1 board and lodging
- 食欲 食慾 shí yù ㄕˊ ㄩˋ sik6 juk6 appetite
- 食物 shí wù ㄕˊ ㄨˋ sik6 mat6 food
- 食用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sik6 jung6 to eat; to consume
- 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí ㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ jam2 sik6 eating and drinking
- 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6 (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ji1 sik6 zyu6 hang4 lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)
- 乞食 qǐ shí ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˊ hat1 sik6 to beg for food