Food, clothing, tax and rent

Food, clothing, tax and rent

Food, clothing, tax and rent, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī sh í Shu ì Z ū, which means to live in an official's home and eat a salary. It comes from the book of the Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

It refers to the official's salary. The same as "food and clothing tax".

The origin of Idioms

According to the book of Han Dynasty, the list of princes and kings: "Wu (Emperor Wu) had the plan of Hengshan and Huainan, which was the law of zuoguan and the law of attaching benefits. The princes could only get food, clothing, taxes and rents, not political affairs."

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.

Analysis of Idioms

Food and clothing tax