shí yù chuī guì

食玉炊桂 (shí yù chuī guì) is a Chinese word meaning “food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom); the cost of living is very high”.

Meanings

  1. 1food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)
  2. 2the cost of living is very high

Characters in 食玉炊桂

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