have as much food and clothing as one wants

have as much food and clothing as one wants

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ī Zhu ó B ù J ì n, which means to eat, wear and enjoy. It means to live a rich life. It comes from Dong Xuan's notes by Wei Tai of Song Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As the saying goes, there is a golden Buddha somewhere that you can go to and return, and you can't eat enough all your life.

Analysis of Idioms

Not enough to eat

The origin of Idioms

Wei Tai's Dongxuan notes of Song Dynasty, Volume 14: "Wang Yigong, Zeng Qingzhou's interpretation, and Cheng's examination in southern province, are all the first. Liu Ziyi of Zhongshan is a academician of the Imperial Academy. As the saying goes, "the number one scholar has three trials, and he has a lot to eat all his life." Yigong zhengse replied, "the ambition of Zeng's life is not food and clothing."

Idiom explanation

Wearing: dressing. Food and clothing are not enough. It's a metaphor for affluence.