ˊshíˋㄔㄨㄟchuīㄍㄨㄟˋguì

  1. 食物珍貴柴薪價錢桂樹形容物價昂貴生活艱難戰國策·》:謁者難得難得天帝食玉炊桂。」陳書··後主本紀》:食玉炊桂無因懷寶迷邦獨善?」

food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)​, the cost of living is very high