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Open the tool →肉食者鄙 (ròu shí zhě bǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to high-ranking officials or people in positions of power who are often narrow-minded, short-sighted, or vulgar in their views, focusing only on immediate gains”.
肉食者鄙 is pronounced ròu shí zhě bǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 肉食者鄙 means “those who eat meat are narrow-minded”. It is used to mean “refers to high-ranking officials or people in positions of power who are often narrow-minded, short-sighted, or vulgar in their views, focusing only on immediate gains”.
肉食者:吃肉的人,引伸为有权位的人;鄙:鄙陋。旧时指身居高位、俸禄丰厚的人眼光短浅。