Shéizhī pán zhōng cān, lìlì jiē xīnkǔ？

誰知盤中餐, 粒粒皆辛苦？

Lit Who knows [that in] the food in [our] bowls, every grain [of rice that one eats is the fruit of] intensive toil?

Fig One should not waste food.

Note [This is a famous line from a Tang dynasty poem entitled “Mǐn Nóng” by Li Shen.]

Topics Bao Yu FOOD Lǐ Shēn Mǐn Nóng Tang dynasty WASTE