玉石俱焚

yù shí jù fén

Dictionary entry

to burn both jade and common stone

What does 玉石俱焚 mean?

玉石俱焚 (yù shí jù fén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to burn both jade and common stone

2to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)

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玉yùjade 石Shísurname Shi · abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei 俱jù(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception · (literary) to be together 焚fénto burn

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玉石俱焚

yù shí jù fén

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