hé bù shí ròu mí
何不食肉糜 (hé bù shí ròu mí) is a Chinese word meaning “(saying) 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); fig. to be oblivious to the suffering of ordinary people”.
Meanings
- 1(saying) 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)
- 2fig. to be oblivious to the suffering of ordinary people