何不食肉糜
Dictionary entry
(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)
What does 何不食肉糜 mean?
何不食肉糜 (hé bù shí ròu mí) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(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)
2(fig.) to be oblivious to the suffering of ordinary people
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