Food and clothing tax
Food and clothing tax, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ì Z ū sh í Shu ì, which means to live on the tax paid by the people. It comes from the book of the Han Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Rent and tax: general term for land tax and various taxes. Living on the taxes paid by the people.
The origin of Idioms
"Food, rent and clothing tax for county officials" is just the second part of the history of the Han Dynasty
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning. Chapter 73 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "exactly, how many men pay taxes on food and clothing, even when things come to an end."
Food and clothing tax
those , on whom one 's livelihood depends - yī shí fù mǔ
its brightness dazzles the eyes - guāng cǎi duó mù