玉石俱焚
yù shí jù fén
Pinyin
Definition
玉石俱焚
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- to burn both jade and common stone
- to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
- 1 Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
- 1 jade
Idioms (20)
一石二鸟
- 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
不吝珠玉
- 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
- 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
五味俱全
- 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
人琴俱亡
- 1 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
- 2 death of a close friend
他山之石可以攻玉
- 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
- 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively