【食玉炊桂】〖shí yù chu guì〗[high prices of rice and fuel; high cost of living]

食淡衣粗下岗苦，

玉关人老撇妻女。

炊粱跨卫寡头榨，

桂殿兰宫星盘踞。

食品贵如玉，燃料贵如桂。比喻物价昂贵。Food as expensive as jade, fuel as expensive as cinnamon. Metaphor to matter price expensive.同：米珠薪桂。