柴米油鹽

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柴米油鹽

cháimǐyóuyán Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
caai⁴ mai⁵ jau⁴ jim⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
chhâ-bí-iû-iâm Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
ca⁵ bhi² iu⁵ iam⁵ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
cháimǐyóuyán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
cháimǐyóuyán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
chʻai²-mi³-yu²-yen² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
chái-mǐ-yóu-yán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
chairmiiyouyan Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
чаймиюянь Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ jɛn³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
caai⁴ mai⁵ jau⁴ jim⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
chàaih máih yàuh yìhm Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
tsaai⁴ mai⁵ jau⁴ jim⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
cai⁴ mei⁵ yeo⁴ yim⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ mɐi̯¹³ jɐu̯²¹ jiːm²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
tshâ-bí-iû-iâm Min Nan, Hokkien, Tâi lô
zha'byiu'iaam Min Nan, Hokkien, Phofsit Daibuun
/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i̯u²⁴⁻²² i̯am²⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ i̯u²⁴⁻²² i̯am²⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
/t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i̯u¹³⁻²² i̯am¹³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯am²⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ i̯u²³⁻³³ i̯am²³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, IPA
tshâ bí iû iâm Min Nan, Teochew, POJ
/t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iam⁵⁵/ Min Nan, Teochew, IPA

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本作柴米油鹽醬醋茶／柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá)。在南宋吳自牧的《夢粱錄》中，已有將這四者與其他物資合稱的記載：

而作為四字成語使用，最早的文獻紀錄見於元朝蘭楚芳的散曲《粉蝶兒》：

phrase 柴米油盐

提喻泛指日常生活的必需品這小小廝每早到三里路外鎮市上買些柴米油鹽小菜之類，回家與娘子度日。
figuratively 平凡、瑣碎的日常生活或生計其實我到呈貢之後，只病過一次，日常生活都在跑山望水，柴米油鹽，看孩子中度過。
figuratively 事業、項目等日常運作中，繁瑣但至關重要的基礎執行工作與實務運營企業要活下去，不能只靠宏大願景，更靠扎實做好每天供應鏈與現金流的柴米油鹽。

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"柴米油鹽." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%9F%B4%E7%B1%B3%E6%B2%B9%E9%B9%BD. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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柴米油鹽. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%9F%B4%E7%B1%B3%E6%B2%B9%E9%B9%BD

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"柴米油鹽." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%9F%B4%E7%B1%B3%E6%B2%B9%E9%B9%BD.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {柴米油鹽},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%9F%B4%E7%B1%B3%E6%B2%B9%E9%B9%BD},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}