- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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何不食肉糜
何不食肉糜
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)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
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)
- 。
"Why not eat meat porridge?" is a famous historical anecdote.
- 貳形adjective
fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
- ？
Why not eat meat porridge?
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 肉(flesh; meat)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 肉 mimics a piece of meat with muscle fibers inside.
何不食肉糜
Traditional何
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)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
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)
- 。
"Why not eat meat porridge?" is a famous historical anecdote.
- 貳形adjective
fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
- ？
Why not eat meat porridge?
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 肉(flesh; meat)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 肉 mimics a piece of meat with muscle fibers inside.
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