prose in the classical literary style : 口 > And cook a few meters
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And cook a few meters
  Explanation: Cooking: for cooking. Counting the rice to cook. Analogy care about a small profit. Also described the difficulties of life.
  Usage: Partial official; as predicate; containing derogatory
  Source: Qin Zhuang "Zhuangzi Gengsang Chu": "simple hair and comb, a few meters to cook, how selfish, almost enough to save the world indeed!"
  Examples: Hoards gather Valley, Japanese subscribed to, with truly ~, firewood and Cuan said. (Ming Feng Meng "Jingshitongyan" Kango)
Analogy too care about trivial things, not as big
  Analogy too care about trivial things, not as big. "Zhuangzi Gengsang Chu": "simple hair and comb, a few meters and cook, secretly how almost enough to serve our community Zai!" Xuanying Shu: "For example, simply select the hair, comb that Wig, cell volume in meters, cook for meal, interest cover micro, the loss even more. "" Huainanzi Thai training ":" pay the cook said, a few meters while cooking, you can rule without can cure big too small. "
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Described as mean or difficulties in poor
  Described the difficulties of life mean or poor. "Jingshitongyan Lvda Lang also finished blood money": "Save money in poly Valley, Japan and subscribed to. So it's a few meters and straw, firewood and cook said." Yuan Ming YT "lotus note burning voucher": "Old lack almost deprived of accommodation air from raising a child; hungry hard a few meters while cooking, ashamed no grain. "
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No. 4
  数米而炊 ( shǔ mǐ ér cuī )
  解 释 1.比喻处理事情的方法琐碎,多劳而少益。 2.数着米粒做饭,比喻过分计较小利。也形容吝啬或生活困难。。
  出 处 先秦·庄周《庄子·庚桑楚》:“简发而栉,数米而炊,窃窃乎又何足以济世哉!” 冯梦龙《警世通言》卷五:“积财聚谷,日不暇给。真是个~,称柴而。”
  用 法 偏正式;作谓语;含贬义
  近义词 饔飧不继
  示 例 明·陈汝元《金莲记·焚券》:“老乏立锥之地,空自养儿;饿难~,愧无积谷。”
Containing Phrases
Pay the cook said And cook a few metersAnd cook a few meters Chai said the cookPay the cook said And cook a few meters