何不食肉糜

ho4 bat1 sik6 juk6 mei4

lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4]{zeon3 wai6 dai3} when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat) · fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight

Meanings

  1. lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4]{zeon3 wai6 dai3} when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat)
  2. fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight

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