何不食肉糜
hébùshíròumí
- lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晋惠帝 Jìn Huìdì 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
- (sarcastic) Describing an impractical, ridiculous and often arrogant advise from someone uninvolved: If they have no bread to eat, let them eat cake.
- Describing an impractical, ridiculous and often arrogant advise from someone uninvolved: If they have no bread to eat, let them eat cake.