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食玉炊桂

Mandarin · pinyin shí yù chuī guì

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

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食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
玉: yù · jade, precious stone, gem
炊: chuī · cook; meal
桂: guì · cassia or cinnamon

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2–4–1–4 · shi2 yu4 chui1 gui4

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