基本信息
拼音:xīn guì mǐ zhū
注音:ㄒㄧㄣㄍㄨㄟˋㄇㄧˇㄓㄨ
解释:薪:柴草。米贵得像珍珠,柴贵得像桂木。指物价昂贵,人民生活很困难。
出处:清·蒲松龄《聊斋志异·司文郎》:“都中薪桂米珠,勿忧资斧。舍后有窖镪,可以发用。”
英语:Fuel is as cinnamon and rice like pearls.
英语解释
Salary: firewood. Pearls are as expensive as wood. It means that prices are expensive and people's life is very difficult.典故
战国时期,纵横家苏秦擅长辩论,凭一张嘴到处游说。他去楚国要求见楚王,把守宫门的谒者索贿不成,故意陷害他,让他先住三天,卖给他的东西特别贵。楚王见苏秦后,谈得非常投机。苏秦说楚国的米像珍珠、柴火像桂木一样贵。