Xiāngxià méiyǒu ní tuǐ, chénglǐ èsǐ yóuzuǐ.

鄉下沒有泥腿, 城裡餓死油嘴。

Lit [If] there were no muddy legs in the countryside, the “oily-mouths” in the city [would] starve to death.

Fig Without the efforts of the peasant farmers in the rural areas, those in the cities would have no food to eat.

Note [Rhyme; yóuzuǐ, (lit) “oily mouths,” refers to “slick-tongued glib talkers.”]

Topics CITIES CITY DWELLERS EFFORT FARMERS FOOD PEASANTS rhyme yóuzuǐ