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何不食肉糜 (ho4 bat1 sik6 juk6 mei4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

何不食肉糜 (ho4 bat1 sik6 juk6 mei4, hé bù shí ròu mí) — (lit.) "Why don't they eat meat porridge?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people lacked rice) (saying); (fig.) to be oblivious to the suffering of ordinary people

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 何以 (ho4 ji5) — why it seems
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