富贵病

富贵病

Literally means:

rich mans' disease

Actually means:

costly chronic disease

It refers to certain chronic diseases that call for a long period of rest and expensive treatment, such as the lung and the liver diseases. It also refers to those chronic diseases such as hyperlipidemia (high blood fat) and diabetes that are caused by an unbalanced food intake that is rich in fat, sugar and protein which only affluent people could afford to eat in the past. Derogatory.

指需要长期休息、治疗，并花费钱财的某些慢性病，如肺病、肝病。也指吃得太好以后造成的慢性病，如高血脂、糖尿病。具有贬义色彩。