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何不食肉糜

Mandarin · pinyin hé bù shí ròu mí

(lit.) "Why don't they eat meat porridge?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝 Jìn Huì dì when told that his people lacked rice) (saying)
(fig.) to be oblivious to the suffering of ordinary people

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2–4–2–4–2 · he2 bu4 shi2 rou4 mi2

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ho4 bat1 sik6 juk6 mei4

Cantonese word readings for 何不食肉糜. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

ho4 bat1 sik6 juk6 mei4

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(sarcastic) let them eat cake; Describing an impractical, ridiculous and often arrogant advise from someone uninvolved, especially from the elite.