焚尸 (焚屍)
fén shī
Pinyin
Definition
焚尸 (焚屍)
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- to cremate
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
救焚益薪
- 1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
- 2 to add fuel to the fire
焚砚
- 1 to destroy one's ink-slab
- 2 to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)
焚膏继晷
- 1 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
玉石俱焚
- 1 to burn both jade and common stone
- 2 to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
玩火自焚
- 1 to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
- 2 to get one's fingers burnt