Eating jade and cooking pearls

Eating jade and cooking pearls

Yuchuzhu is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Zhu à NY ù Chu ī zh ū, which means to describe high prices, hard life and luxury. It comes from Chu CE San.

Idiom explanation

Food is as expensive as jade, fuel is as expensive as gold. The original description of high prices, life is difficult; later describes the luxury of life.

Idioms and allusions

It is said in Chu CE San: "the food of Chu is more expensive than jade, and the salary is more expensive than GUI."

Idiom usage

It is a metaphor for the precious food and drink. It is also a metaphor for renting 640000 Dendrobium in the king's field and listening to your food. Zhao Yi in Qing Dynasty: Yu not only answers the mockery of gold but also has a poem to ask for war and make a long sentence to repay it