何不食肉糜
Word
(lit.) "Why don't they eat meat porridge?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晋惠帝 (Jìn Huì dì) when told that his people lacked rice) (saying)
hé bù shí ròu mí
he2bu4shi2rou4mi2Meaning
- (lit.) "Why don't they eat meat porridge?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晋惠帝 (Jìn Huì dì) when told that his people lacked rice) (saying) CC-CEDICT
- (fig.) to be oblivious to the suffering of ordinary people CC-CEDICT