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
Eating jade and cooking pearls
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1.beautiful in words but poor in contents
beautiful in words but poor in contents - wén guò qí shí
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2.solicit help from potential backers high and low
solicit help from potential backers high and low - zuàn tiān mì féng
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4.barren hills and turbulent rivers
barren hills and turbulent rivers - qióng shān è shuǐ
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5.by the light of the moon and the stars
by the light of the moon and the stars - pī xīng dài yuè
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8.hardships of travel or a hard life in the open country
hardships of travel or a hard life in the open country - cān fēng yǐn lù
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9.the sweet grass and the smelly grass store in the same ware
the sweet grass and the smelly grass store in the same ware - xún yóu tóng qì
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10.a long life of abundance and respectability
a long life of abundance and respectability - cháng mìng fù guì
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