Traduction :
food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom); the cost of living is very high
Référence :
食品贵如油，燃料贵如桂。比喻物价昂贵。
Origine :
《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。”
Annotation :
食玉炊桂1
1. shíyùchuīguì :
[EN] food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom); the cost of living is very high
