食玉炊桂 shí yù chuī guì ㄕˊ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄟˋ sik6 juk6 ceoi1 gwai3
- food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)
- the cost of living is very high
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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
玉
- 玉器 yù qì ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˋ juk6 hei3 jade artifact
- 玉米 yù mǐ ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ juk6 mai5 corn
- 刚玉 剛玉 gāng yù ㄍㄤ ㄩˋ gong1 juk6 corundum (mineral)
- 勾玉 gōu yù ㄍㄡ ㄩˋ ngau1 juk6 magatama (Japanese curved beads)
- 右玉 Yòu yù ㄧㄡˋ ㄩˋ jau6 juk6 see 右玉县
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- 埼玉 Qí yù ㄑㄧˊ ㄩˋ kei4 juk6 Saitama (prefecture and city in Japan)
- 墨玉 Mò yù ㄇㄛˋ ㄩˋ mak6 juk6 see 墨玉县
- 宝玉 寶玉 bǎo yù ㄅㄠˇ ㄩˋ bou2 juk6 precious jade
- 爱玉 愛玉 ài yù ㄞˋ ㄩˋ oi3 juk6 see 爱玉子
- 昆玉 kūn yù ㄎㄨㄣ ㄩˋ kwan1 juk6 honorific term for another person's brother
- 水玉 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 juk6 crystal
- 温玉 溫玉 wēn yù ㄨㄣ ㄩˋ wan1 juk6 onsen tamago; hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 温玉 "ontama", which is an abbr. for 温泉玉子 "onsen tamago")
- 玉人 yù rén ㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ juk6 jan4 a jade worker
- 玉佩 yù pèi ㄩˋ ㄆㄟˋ juk6 pui3 jade pendant
- 玉兔 yù tù ㄩˋ ㄊㄨˋ juk6 tou3 the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon)
- 玉女 yù nǚ ㄩˋ ㄋㄩˇ juk6 neoi5 beautiful woman
- 玉屏 Yù píng ㄩˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ juk6 bing2 see 玉屏侗族自治县
- 玉山 Yù Shān ㄩˋ ㄕㄢ juk6 saan1 Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
- 玉山 Yù shān ㄩˋ ㄕㄢ juk6 saan1 see 玉山县
- 玉川 Yù chuān ㄩˋ ㄔㄨㄢ juk6 cyun1 Tamagawa (Japanese place name and surname)
炊
- 野炊 yě chuī ㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄨㄟ je5 ceoi1 to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing)
- 炊事 chuī shì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄕˋ ceoi1 si6 cooking
- 炊具 chuī jù ㄔㄨㄟ ㄐㄩˋ ceoi1 geoi6 cooking utensils
- 炊器 chuī qì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄑㄧˋ ceoi1 hei3 cooking vessels (archaeology)
- 炊帚 chuī zhou ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄓㄡ ceoi1 zau2 pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
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桂
- 桂花 guì huā ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ gwai3 faa1 osmanthus flowers
- 丹桂 dān guì ㄉㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ daan1 gwai3 orange osmanthus
- 官桂 guān guì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ gun1 gwai3 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
- 折桂 zhé guì ㄓㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ zit3 gwai3 to win the laurels
- 月桂 yuè guì ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ jyut6 gwai3 laurel (Laurus nobilis)
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- 桂冠 guì guān ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ gwai3 gun1 laurel (as a symbol of victory or merit)
- 桂圆 桂圓 guì yuán ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ gwai3 jyun4 see 龙眼
- 桂平 Guì píng ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ gwai3 ping4 see 桂平市
- 桂东 桂東 Guì dōng ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄥ gwai3 dung1 see 桂东县
- 桂林 Guì lín ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gwai3 lam4 see 桂林市
- 桂枝 guì zhī ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄓ gwai3 zi1 cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi)
- 桂格 Guì gé ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄜˊ gwai3 gaak3 Quaker (company)
- 桂皮 guì pí ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧˊ gwai3 pei4 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia)
- 桂阳 桂陽 Guì yáng ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤˊ gwai3 joeng4 see 桂阳县
- 桂鱼 桂魚 guì yú ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ gwai3 jyu2 mandarin fish
- 玉桂 yù guì ㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ juk6 gwai3 see 肉桂
- 肉桂 ròu guì ㄖㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ juk6 gwai3 Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)
- 临桂 臨桂 Lín guì ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ lam4 gwai3 see 临桂区
- 香桂 xiāng guì ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄟˋ hoeng1 gwai3 see 桂皮, Chinese cinnamon
- 倪桂珍 Ní Guì zhēn ㄋㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄣ ngai4 gwai3 zan1 Ni Guizhen or Ni Kwei-Tseng (1869 - 1931), mother of Song Ailing 宋蔼龄, Song Qingling 宋庆龄 and Song Meiling 宋美龄