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食玉炊桂
shí​yù​chuī​guì

high cost of living

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 食 shí verb
    to eat
    to eat; to consume; to have a meal
  2. 玉 yù noun
    jade
    precious stone that is hard, translucent, and lustrous, including both nephrite and jadeite; used for jewelry and carving
  3. 炊桂 chuī​guì
    scarcity of firewood
    (literary) to burn firewood that is as expensive as cinnamon; used to describe high cost of living and difficult life circumstances
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