錦衣玉食
Chinese
| brocade; embroidered work; bright | gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear |
jade | eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (錦衣玉食) | 錦 | 衣 | 玉 | 食 | |
| simp. (锦衣玉食) | 锦 | 衣 | 玉 | 食 | |
| Literally: “brocade garments, jade meals”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jǐnyīyùshí
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧ ㄩˋ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnyiyùshíh
- Wade–Giles: chin3-i1-yü4-shih2
- Yale: jǐn-yī-yù-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiiniyuhshyr
- Palladius: цзиньиюйши (czinʹijujši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam2 ji1 juk6 sik6
- Yale: gám yī yuhk sihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam2 ji1 juk9 sik9
- Guangdong Romanization: gem2 yi1 yug6 xig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm³⁵ jiː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² sɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
錦衣玉食
- (figurative) a life of luxury; extravagance
- 無論是錦衣玉食的王子還是衣不蔽體的流浪兒、只要願意、就能為自己的人生確立一個目標。 [MSC, trad.]
- Wúlùn shì jǐnyīyùshí de wángzǐ háishì yībùbìtǐ de liúlàng ér, zhǐyào yuànyì, jiù néng wèi zìjǐ de rénshēng quèlì yīge mùbiāo. [Pinyin]
- Either a prince who lives in luxury or a tramp dressed in rags, can have an aim in life if he will.
无论是锦衣玉食的王子还是衣不蔽体的流浪儿、只要愿意、就能为自己的人生确立一个目标。 [MSC, simp.]