何不食肉糜 hé bù shí ròu mí
hé bù shí ròu mí
phrase
Why don't they eat meat?
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝 when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat (CC-CEDICT '何不食肉糜')
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- 卷四 帝紀第四 孝惠帝 Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Hui Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 1