玉石俱焚
yù shí jù fén
Pinyin

Definition

玉石俱焚
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yù shí jù fén
  1. to burn both jade and common stone
  2. to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
jù lè bù
  1. 1 club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
bǎo shí
  1. 1 precious stone
  2. 2 gem
  3. 3 classifier: 枚 méi
  4. 4 classifier: 颗 kē
Lín Dài yù
  1. 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. 1 jade

Idioms (20)

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
  1. 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
人琴俱亡
rén qín jù wàng
  1. 1 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
  2. 2 death of a close friend
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively