食玉炊桂

sik6 juk6 ceoi1 gwai3

food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) · the cost of living is very high

Meanings

  1. food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)
  2. the cost of living is very high

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