yī shí zhù xíngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(lit.) clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom) / (fig.) people's basic needs
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Original source entry:

衣食住行 衣食住行 [yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2] /(lit.) clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)/(fig.) people's basic needs/

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衣食住行
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