主食 zhuˇ shiˊ

(Principle, Staple)

Staple food, Principle food items

都是 douˉ shiˋ

(Are all, Are both, Both are, Both were, Each are, Each were, Is all, Is both)

Each are, Each were, Both are, Both were, Is all, Is both, Are all, Are both

米飯 miˇ fanˋ

(Rice)

Rice

主

Chief, Host, Leader, Master, Prime, Principle

Prime, Principle, Chief, Host, Leader, Master

食

Eat, Edible, Feed, Food, Index finger

Eat, Food, Food items, Edible, Index finger, (Si4), Feed

都

All, Already, Both, City, Each And Every, Entirely, Even, Metropolis, Town

All, Each and every, Both, Entirely, Even, Already, (Du1), City, Town, Metropolis

是

Am, Are, Being, Is, To be, Was, Were, Yes

Is, To be, Am/Are/Is/Was/Were, Being, Yes

米

Meter, Rice

Rice, Meter

飯

Food, Meal, Rice

Food, Meal, Rice