焚书坑儒

Traditional: 焚書坑儒

fén shū kēng rú

Dictionary entry

to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])

What does 焚书坑儒 mean?

焚书坑儒 (fén shū kēng rú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])

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焚fénto burn 书Shūabbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]坑kēngpit; hollow; depression · (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel 儒rúscholar · Confucian

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