食玉炊桂 in English shi2 yu4 chui1 gui4 Meaning

Meanings

  • food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiomatic expression)
  • the cost of living is very high

Simplified Characters

食 玉 炊 桂

Traditional Characters

食 玉 炊 桂

Pinyin

shi2 yu4 chui1 gui4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

食shi2to eat 玉yu4jade 炊chui1to cook food 桂gui4surname Gui