粵

何ho4不bat1食sik6肉juk6糜mei4

ho4 bat1 sik6 juk6 mei4hé bù shí ròu mí

English

  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

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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