食玉炊桂

shí yù chuī guì

Dictionary entry

food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)

What does 食玉炊桂 mean?

食玉炊桂 (shí yù chuī guì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)

2the cost of living is very high

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食shíto eat · food 玉yùjade 炊chuīto cook food 桂Guìsurname Gui · abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

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食玉炊桂

shí yù chuī guì

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