屦贱踊贵 — “Shoes are cheap, amputated feet are expensive”
屦贱踊贵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “originally refers to a state where so many people had their feet amputated that shoes became cheap while prosthetics or intact feet became valuable. Later, it describes a situation of severe and indiscriminate punishments, or metaphorically, a high prevalence of crime”. Literally, “Shoes are cheap, amputated feet are expensive”.
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What does 屦贱踊贵 mean?
屦贱踊贵 (jù jiàn yǒng guì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “originally refers to a state where so many people had their feet amputated that shoes became cheap while prosthetics or intact feet became valuable. Later, it describes a situation of severe and indiscriminate punishments, or metaphorically, a high prevalence of crime”.
How do you pronounce 屦贱踊贵?
屦贱踊贵 is pronounced jù jiàn yǒng guì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 屦贱踊贵 literally mean?
Literally, 屦贱踊贵 means “Shoes are cheap, amputated feet are expensive”. It is used to mean “originally refers to a state where so many people had their feet amputated that shoes became cheap while prosthetics or intact feet became valuable. Later, it describes a situation of severe and indiscriminate punishments, or metaphorically, a high prevalence of crime”.
What is the Chinese definition of 屦贱踊贵?
原指被砍郐的人很多，致使鞋子价贱而踊价贵。后形容刑罚既重又滥。也比喻犯罪的人多。