# 丰衣足食

fēng yī zú shí

Have ample food and clothing

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Abundant clothes and sufficient food

**Traditional Chinese:** 豐衣足食

**Register:** Standard · expressive

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## When to use it

Describe material security and basic prosperity.

Not necessarily luxury or great wealth.

## Understanding the expression

Food and clothing stand for the necessities that make daily life secure. The expression describes a household or community with enough material resources to live comfortably. It does not require extravagant possessions or high social status. The emphasis is freedom from deprivation. A society can produce plenty while some people still lack access, so a factual use should consider who actually enjoys that security rather than relying only on totals or appearances.

## Examples

他们如今丰衣足食。

### Traditional Chinese

他們如今豐衣足食。

tā men rú jīn fēng yī zú shí 。

They now have ample food and clothing.

村民盼着丰衣足食的生活。

### Traditional Chinese

村民盼著豐衣足食的生活。

cūn mín pàn zhe fēng yī zú shí de shēng huó 。

The villagers hope for a materially secure life.

稳定收入让一家人丰衣足食。

### Traditional Chinese

穩定收入讓一家人豐衣足食。

wěn dìng shōu rù ràng yì jiā rén fēng yī zú shí 。

A stable income gave the family enough for a comfortable life.

丰衣足食后，他仍记得困难的日子。

### Traditional Chinese

豐衣足食後，他仍記得困難的日子。

fēng yī zú shí hòu ， tā réng jì de kùn nán de rì zi 。

Even after achieving material security, he remembered the difficult years.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 6, 2026.

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E8%B1%90%E8%A1%A3%E8%B6%B3%E9%A3%9F)

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=1035&webMd=1&la=0)

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