food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom); the cost of living is very high
炊:烧火做饭。桂:肉桂树。食品贵如玉器,燃料贵如桂树。形容物价昂贵。
联合式;作谓语、补语;含贬义
食品贵如油,燃料贵如桂。比喻物价昂贵。
《战国策·楚策三》:“楚国之食贵于玉,薪贵于桂,谒者难得见如鬼,王难得见如天帝,今令臣食玉炊桂,因鬼见帝。”
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