何不食肉糜

Chinese

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Etymology

A quote by Emperor Hui (259–307) of Western Jin, recorded in 《晉書》.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hébù shí ròumí

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ bat¹ sik⁶ juk⁶ mei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hébù shí ròumí
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄖㄡˋ ㄇㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hébù shíh ròumí
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-pu⁴ shih² jou⁴-mi²
  - Yale: hé-bù shŕ ròu-mí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herbu shyr rowmi
  - Palladius: хэбу ши жоуми (xɛbu ši žoumi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ mi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho⁴ bat¹ sik⁶ juk⁶ mei⁴
  - Yale: hòh bāt sihk yuhk mèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ bat⁷ sik⁹ juk⁹ mei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴ bed¹ xig⁶ yug⁶ méi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚² jʊk̚² mei̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: ha pjuw|pjuwX|pjut zyik nyuwk mje

Rime
Character	何	不	不	不	食	肉	糜
Reading #	1/2	1/3	2/3	3/3	2/2	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	幫 (1)	幫 (1)	幫 (1)	船 (27)	日 (38)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	尤 (136)	尤 (136)	文 (60)	蒸 (134)	東 (4)	支 (13)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Closed	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	III	III	III	III	III
Fanqie	胡歌切	甫鳩切	方久切	分勿切	乗力切	如六切	靡爲切
Baxter	ha	pjuw	pjuwX	pjut	zyik	nyuwk	mje
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɑ/	/pɨu/	/pɨu^X/	/pɨut̚/	/ʑɨk̚/	/ȵɨuk̚/	/mˠiᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦɑ/	/piu/	/piu^X/	/piut̚/	/ʑɨk̚/	/ȵiuk̚/	/mᵚiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɑ/	/piəu/	/piəu^X/	/piuət̚/	/ʑiek̚/	/ȵʑiuk̚/	/miɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦa/	/puw/	/puw^X/	/put̚/	/ʑik̚/	/ȵuwk̚/	/mjiə̆/
Li Rong	/ɣɑ/	/piu/	/piu^X/	/piuət̚/	/d͡ʑiək̚/	/ȵiuk̚/	/mje/
Wang Li	/ɣɑ/	/pĭəu/	/pĭəu^X/	/pĭuət̚/	/d͡ʑĭək̚/	/ȵʑĭuk̚/	/mǐe/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣɑ/	/pi̯ə̯u/	/pi̯ə̯u^X/	/pi̯uət̚/	/d͡ʑʰi̯ək̚/	/ȵʑi̯uk̚/	/mie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hé	fōu	fǒu	fu	shí	rù	mí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ho⁴	fau¹	fau²	fat¹	sik⁶	juk⁶	mei⁴

Phrase

何不食肉糜

(sarcastic) Describing an impractical, ridiculous and often arrogant advise from someone uninvolved: If they have no bread to eat, let them eat cake.

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