開門七件事
See also: 开门七件事
Chinese
to open the door; to open for business | seven | a measure word for thing, clothes, item | matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair | ||
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trad. (開門七件事) | 開門 | 七 | 件 | 事 | |
simp. (开门七件事) | 开门 | 七 | 件 | 事 | |
Literally: “the seven items (needed) for going into business (firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea)”. |
Etymology
From a poem in the Yuan Dynasty dynasty play 劉行首/刘行首.
Pronunciation
Idiom
開門七件事
- daily necessities
Synonyms
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See also
- 柴米油鹽醬醋茶/柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá)
References
- 劉行首第二折