food being as expensive as jade and fuel as expensive as cassia—extremely high cost of living
? 那時他的家鄉(xiāng)兵連禍結(jié)，物價高漲，～。At that time his native place was war-torn and the prices got incredibly high.
食玉炊桂shí yù chuī ɡuì
吃的東西貴如玉器，燒的材料貴如桂木。形容物價昂貴，生活困難。high cost of living, extremely high cost of living, high prices of rice and fuel