high cost of living(mǐ zhū xīn guì)

high cost of living

Mi Zhu Xin GUI is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is m ǐ zh ū x ī NGU ì, which means that rice is as expensive as pearl and firewood is as expensive as osmus. The price of goods is extraordinarily high and people's life is extremely difficult. It comes from Chu CE San, the Warring States policy, written by Liu Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: eating jade, cooking osmanthus, guixinyuli

The origin of Idioms

In the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang's "Warring States strategy · Chu CE San" said: "the food of Chu is more expensive than jade, and the salary is more expensive than GUI."

Idiom usage

The price is expensive and people's life is very difficult. example Chang'an is not easy to live in. (Yao xueyin's Li Zicheng, Vol.1, Chapter 26) Guo Moruo's peony and others · rain: "however, the dramatist group with more than 100 people eating a big pot of rice has no income if it can't perform in the season of rice pearls and laurels. It's really a great threat."

Idioms and allusions

In the original text, Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty (Warring States policies, Volume 16, Chu 3) said: "in Chu of Su and Qin Dynasties, you can see the king in three days. Talk about the death, words and deeds. The king of Chu said, "if I hear about Mr. Liu, I would like to hear about the ancients. Today, Mr. Liu has traveled thousands of miles to visit me. He once refused to stay, so he would like to hear what he said." "The food of Chu state is more expensive than jade, and the salary is more expensive than GUI," he said. Now I'm ordering my ministers to eat jade and cook osmanthus, because ghosts see the emperor. " "Mr. Wang said," I'll give up. Few people will hear about my life. " Su Qin went to the state of Chu and saw the king of Chu three days later. As soon as the interview was over, (Su Qin) left. The king of Chu said, "I heard that Mr. Wang is famous, just as I heard about ancient sages. Now Mr. Wang has traveled thousands of miles to visit me, but he refuses to stay. I'd like to hear what you say. "Su Qin replied," the food of Chu is more expensive than Baoyu, and the firewood is more expensive than Guizhi. It's hard to see the bodyguards in the notice like ghosts, and it's hard to see the king like the emperor of heaven. Now I want to use jade as food and cinnamon twigs as firewood to see the emperor of heaven through ghosts. " The king of Chu said, "please have a rest in the hotel. I listened."

Chinese PinYin : mǐ zhū xīn guì