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何不食肉糜

Simplified 何不食肉糜

Traditional 何不食肉糜

Pinyin hé bù shí ròu mí

Definition lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晋惠帝 when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat); fig. (of people from higher class etc.) to be oblivious to other people's plight

他说：何不食肉糜？

Tā shuō: hé bù shí ròu mí?

He said: 'Why don't they eat meat?'?

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