"bread and butter" in Chinese (Simplified)
生计主要收入来源
Definition
'Bread and butter' 这个习语指的是某人赖以为生的主要经济来源,也可以指最重要的部分。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于非正式场合,讲述维生的职业或主要收入。常跟“my”一起用,例如 'my bread and butter'。不要与实际的“面包和黄油”混淆。
Examples
Teaching is her bread and butter.
教学是她的**生计**。
Farming is the bread and butter of this village.
农业是这个村庄的**主要收入来源**。
Repairing cars is his bread and butter.
修车是他的**生计**。
Writing novels is my true passion, but editing pays the bread and butter.
写小说是我真正的热情,但靠编辑挣钱养活自己(**生计**)。
Tourism is the bread and butter of many coastal towns.
旅游业是很多沿海城镇的**主要收入来源**。
Social media marketing is our agency’s bread and butter these days.
现在社交媒体营销成了我们公司的**生计**。