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
(Pinyin): jǐnyīyùshí

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄩˋ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam² ji¹ juk⁶ sik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǐnyīyùshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄩˋ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiiniyiwshy
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵ y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam² ji¹ juk⁶ sik⁶
  - Yale: gám yī yuhk sihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam² ji¹ juk⁹ sik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem² yi¹ yug⁶ xig⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm³⁵ jiː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² sɪk̚²/

Idiom

錦衣玉食

(figuratively) a life of luxury; extravagance

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