何不食肉糜

hé bù shí ròu mí

lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] 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

何

hé

what

不

bù

no; not so

食

shí

to eat

肉

ròu

meat

糜

mí

rice gruel