何不食肉糜
ho4 bat1 sik6 juk6 mei4hé bù shí ròu mí
English
- (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)
- (fig.) to be oblivious to the suffering of ordinary people
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese