油盐酱醋

油鹽醬醋
yóuyán-jiàngcù
idiom #52,314

Meanings

  1. 1 oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar
  2. 2 everyday necessities of life
  3. 3 mundane daily trivia

Examples

Jié le hūn jiùshì yóuyánjiàngcù de shēnghuó.
Marriage is a life of oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar — day-to-day domesticity.
Tā měitiān máng zhe yóuyánjiàngcù, hěn shǎoyǒu shíjiān chūmén.
She's busy with household trivia every day and rarely goes out.

Tips

culture
The four are part of the traditional list of seven kitchen staples (柴米油盐 — firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea). Used metaphorically for domestic routine.

Stroke Order

yóu
yán
jiàng