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何不食肉糜

hébùshíròumí

lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin [[晉惠帝|晋惠帝<JìnHuìdì>]] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat) / fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight

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