衣物 yī wù clothing / clothing and other personal items syn 短打扮 duǎn dǎ ban clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top) / to wear such clothing 育乐 育樂 yù lè (Tw) (abbr. for 教育與娛樂|教育与娱乐[jiao4 yu4 yu3 yu2 le4]) education and entertainment, the 5th and 6th aspects of life beyond the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter and transportation 食衣住行[shi2 yi1 zhu4 xing2] / (sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation) 丰衣足食 豐衣足食 fēng yī zú shí having ample food and clothing (idiom) / well fed and clothed syn 布帛菽粟 bù - bó - shū - sù lit. cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom) / fig. food and clothing / daily necessities 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) / people's basic needs syn 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom) / to live frugally syn 缺衣少食 quē yī shǎo shí short of food and clothing / destitute syn 衣食住行 yī - shí - zhù - xíng lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom) / fig. people's basic needs syn 油腻 油膩 yóu nì greasy food / oily food / (of food) greasy / oily / fatty / (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious / pretentious / vulgar syn 熟食 shú shí cooked food / prepared food / deli food syn 民以食为天 民以食為天 mín yǐ shí wéi tiān Food is the God of the people. (idiom) / People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second syn 低收入缺粮国粮食安全特别方桉 低收入缺糧國糧食安全特別方案 Special Programme for Food Security in Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries / Special Programme for Food Security 粮食安全特别方桉 糧食安全特別方案 Special Programme for Food Security in Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries / Special Programme for Food Security 笥 sì square bamboo container for food or clothing 没吃没穿 沒吃沒穿 méi chī méi chuān to be without food or clothing (idiom) / to be very poor 发展中国家粮食生产和投资协商小组 發展中國家糧食生產和投資協商小組 Consultative Group on Food Production and Investment in Developing Countries / Consultative Group on Food Production and Investment 粮食生产和投资协商小组 糧食生產和投資協商小組 Consultative Group on Food Production and Investment in Developing Countries / Consultative Group on Food Production and Investment 药食同源 藥食同源 yào shí tóng yuán lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) / fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine 酒菜 jiǔ cài food and drink / food to accompany wine syn 犒劳 犒勞 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4] syn 粮食安全信托基金 Trust Fund for Food Security and Food Safety 粮食和发展政策研究所 糧食和發展政策研究所 Institute for Food and Development Policy / Food First 粮食第一 糧食第一 Institute for Food and Development Policy / Food First 全球粮食危机和食物权交互专题对话 全球糧食危機和食物權交互專題對話 Interactive Thematic Dialogue on the Global Food Crisis and the Right to Food 服饰 服飾 fú shì apparel / clothing and personal adornment syn 皮毛 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge syn 混搭 hùn dā to mix and match (of clothing etc) 辎重 輜重 zī zhòng (military) supplies (munitions, rations, clothing etc) / equipment and supplies taken on an expedition / (fig.) burden syn 缝补 縫補 féng bǔ to darn (clothing) / to sew and mend syn 搭扣 dā kòu a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches) 国际纺织品和服装局 國際紡織品和服裝局 International Textiles and Clothing Bureau 纺织品和服装协定 紡織品和服裝協定 Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 老三色 lǎo sān sè the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue 被服 bèi fú bedding and clothing 美食 měi shí culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food syn 绿色食品 綠色食品 lǜ sè shí pǐn clean, unadulterated food product / organic food 佳肴 佳餚 jiā yáo fine food / delicacies / delicious food syn 食疗 食療 shí liáo (TCM) food therapy / treatment via food 食量 shí liàng quantity of food one eats / food intake syn 速食 sù shí (of food) fast / instant / (Tw) fast food 菜篮子 菜籃子 cài lán zi vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply 食补 食補 shí bǔ tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) / to eat such foods 寒食 hán shí cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节) / the Qingming festival 吃不来 吃不來 chī bu lái to be unaccustomed to certain food / to not be keen on certain food syn 番菜 fān cài (old) Western-style food / foreign food 金盘玉食 金盤玉食 jīn pán yù shí lit. gold dish, jade food / epicurean food 粮食净进口国 糧食凈進口國 net-food importing country / net-food importer 转基因食品援助 轉基因食品援助 genetically modified food aid / GM food aid 粮食安全分析股--索马里 糧食安全分析股--索馬里 Food Security Analysis Unit-Somalia / Food Security Analysis Unit 全球粮食危机 全球糧食危機 global food crisis / world food crisis 世界粮食危机 世界糧食危機 global food crisis / world food crisis 粮食生产促进粮食安全特别方桉 糧食生產促進糧食安全特別方案 Special Programme on Food Production for Food Security 吃软不吃硬 吃軟不吃硬 chī ruǎn bù chī yìng lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom) / amenable to coaxing but not coercion Q Q cute (loanword) / (of food) having a pleasant chewiness (like mochi, tapioca pearls, taro balls etc - foods with a springy or gel-like mouthfeel) / cute (loanword) / (of food) having a pleasant chewiness (like mochi, tapioca pearls, taro balls etc – foods with a springy or gel-like mouthfeel) / (loanword) to cue sb 摆盘 擺盤 bǎi pán to arrange food on a plate / to plate up / food presentation / (watchmaking) balance wheel 美食街 měi shí jiē food court / food street 外食 wài shí to eat out / food brought in from outside / food not purchased within the premises 服装 服裝 fú zhuāng dress / clothing / costume / clothes / CL:身[shen1] syn 流行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable syn 线条 線條 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) syn 清凉 清涼 qīng liáng cool / refreshing / (of clothing) skimpy / revealing syn 脱下 脫下 tuō xià to take off (clothing) 衣衫 yī shān clothing / unlined garment syn 外衣 wài yī outer clothing / semblance / appearance syn 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 童装 童裝 tóng zhuāng children's clothing syn 制式 zhì shì standardized / standard (service, method etc) / regulation (clothing etc) / formulaic / (telecommunications etc) system / format (e.g. the PAL or NTSC systems for TV signals) 布衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people syn 装束 裝束 zhuāng shù attire / clothing syn 制衣 zhì yī clothing manufacture 穿戴 chuān dài to dress / to be dressed / clothing / apparel syn 一丝不挂 一絲不掛 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom) / absolutely naked / without a stitch of clothing / in one's birthday suit syn 裁缝 裁縫 cái féng to make an item of clothing / to tailor syn 荷包 hé bāo embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc / purse / pocket (in clothing) syn 撩起 liāo qǐ to raise / to lift up (curtains, clothing etc) 身长 身長 shēn cháng height (of person) / length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) syn 皮草 pí cǎo fur clothing 衣裙 yī qún female clothing 行头 行頭 xíng tou a person's clothing / outfit / actor's costume syn 寒酸 hán suān wretched / poverty-stricken / unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) syn 衣料 yī liào material for clothing syn 防护服 防護服 fáng hù fú protective clothing / hazmat suit 透视装 透視裝 tòu shì zhuāng see-through clothing 撩开 撩開 liāo kai to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something / to toss aside syn 迷彩服 mí cǎi fú camouflage clothing 寒衣 hán yī winter clothing syn 色厉内荏 色厲內荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 装 裝 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack syn 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 工装裤 工裝褲 gōng zhuāng kù overalls (clothing) / coveralls 袭 襲 xí (bound form) to raid / to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern / to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding syn 瘦 shòu thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive syn 胎 tāi fetus / classifier for litters (of puppies etc) / padding (in clothing or bedding) / womb carrying a fetus / (fig.) origin / source / (loanword) tire syn 蠹 dù insect that eats into books, clothing etc / moth-eaten / worm-eaten syn 裥 襇 jiǎn (dialect) fold or pleat (in clothing) 裎 chěng an ancient type of clothing 褔 fú full up / classifier for items of clothing (old) 