锦衣玉食 (錦衣玉食)
jǐn yī yù shí
Pinyin

Definition

锦衣玉食 (錦衣玉食)
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jǐn yī yù shí
  1. brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury
  2. extravagance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

大衣
dà yī
  1. 1 overcoat
  2. 2 topcoat
  3. 3 cloak
  4. 4 classifier: 件 jiàn
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 classifier: 件 jiàn
美食
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
衣
yī
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 classifier: 件 jiàn
  3. 3 Kangxi radical 145
衣服
yī fu
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 classifier: 件 jiàn
  3. 3 classifier: 套 tào

Idioms (20)

三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady

Sample Sentences

吵什么吵？现在当不当太监已经由不得你了。给我好好听话，机灵点儿。伺候得好呢，金银珠宝、锦衣玉食那是少不了的。要不然，哪天脑袋搬家了都不知道。
chāo shénme chāo ？xiànzài dāng bù dāng tàijiàn yǐjīng yóubude nǐ le 。gěi wǒ hǎohāo tīnghuà ，jīling diǎnr 。cìhou de hǎo ne ，jīnyínzhūbǎo 、jǐnyīyùshí nà shì shǎobùliǎo de 。yàoburán ，nǎ tiān nǎodàibānjiā le dōu bù zhīdào 。
What are you making such a racket over? It's already not up to you whether you'll be a eunuch. Do what I say, and be smart. If you take good care of the Emperor, you'll have all the gold, silver, pearls, gems, fine clothes and delicacies you could possibly want. Otherwise, you'll never know when your head might roll!
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