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糜

mí
noun #28,239

Meanings

  1. 1 rice gruel
  2. 2 congee
  3. 3 millet
  4. 4 rotten / wasteful (as adjective)

Examples

他生病了，只能喝些糜粥养身。
Tā shēngbìng le, zhǐ néng hē xiē mí zhōu yǎng shēn.
He was sick and could only drink some rice gruel to nourish himself.
何不食肉糜？这句话形容脱离现实的人。
Hé bù shí ròu mí? Zhè jù huà xíngróng tuōlí xiànshí de rén.
'Why don't they eat meat porridge?' — this phrase describes people out of touch with reality.

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history
The phrase 何不食肉糜 ('Why don't they eat meat porridge?') is attributed to Emperor Hui of Jin (晋惠帝), who reportedly asked this when told people were starving — similar to Marie Antoinette's 'Let them eat cake'. It became a byword for obliviousness to hardship.

Stroke Order

糜 mí