灯靠油，人靠饭燈靠油，人靠飯燈靠油，人靠飯

lamps depend on oil, people depend on food

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Material resources are needed for anything to run, just as people need to eat.

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Simplified: 灯靠油，人靠饭
Traditional (Taiwan): 燈靠油，人靠飯
Pinyin: dēng kào yóu, rén kào fàn
Bopomofo: ㄉㄥㄎㄠˋ ㄧㄡˊ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄠˋ ㄈㄢˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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