zhū
xīn
guì

idiom

Meaning of 米珠薪桂

米珠薪桂 means prices for basic necessities are exorbitantly high; extreme financial hardship. Pronounced mǐ zhū xīn guì.

  • prices for basic necessities are exorbitantly high; extreme financial hardship

Definitions & Examples

Zài
ge
zhàn
zhēng
nián
dài
 
zhū
xīn
guì
 
tōng
bǎi
xìng
shēng
huó
shí
fēn
jiān
nán
 

In that wartime era, with necessities being exorbitantly expensive, ordinary people lived in great hardship.

Tōng
huò
péng
zhàng
dǎo
zhì
shì
chǎng
chū
xiàn
zhū
xīn
guì
de
miàn
 

Inflation has led to a situation where basic goods are as expensive as pearls and cassia wood.

gāng
shī
 
yòu
féng
jià
fēi
zhǎng
 
zhēn
shì
zhū
xīn
guì
 
nián
 

He just lost his job, and with prices skyrocketing, it's truly a case of exorbitant costs, making each day feel like a year.