薪しん水すい

noun

fuel and water; firewood and water

Refers to the basic necessities of firewood and water, often in a historical or literary context. Not commonly used in modern daily conversation.

• 昔むかしの旅たび人びとは薪しん水すいを携たずさえて山やま道みちを歩あるいた。

  Travelers in the old days walked mountain paths carrying firewood and water.

noun

gathering firewood and drawing water; kitchen work; housework

By extension, refers to the chores of gathering firewood and drawing water, and more broadly to kitchen work or housework. This usage is literary and somewhat archaic.

• 薪しん水すいの労ろうを取とる。

  To do the work of gathering firewood and drawing water (i.e., household chores).