何不食肉糜 hé bù shí ròu mí

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat)
  2. fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight

CHARACTERS

何 hé
HSK 4
what, why, where, which, how
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
食 shí
HSK 5
eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184
肉 ròu
HSK 2
flesh; meat; KangXi radical 130
糜 mí rice gruel, congee; mashed