焚琴煮鹤 — “To destroy beautiful or refined things for crude, practical purposes”
焚琴煮鹤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to destroy beautiful or refined things for crude, practical purposes”. To spoil something aesthetically valuable through inappropriate use or neglect. Literally, “Burn a zither and cook a crane”.
焚琴煮鹤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
焚琴煮鹤 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 焚
- fén焚shū书kēng坑rú儒suppress dissent and thought
- fén焚diǎn典kēng坑rú儒burn books and bury scholars alive
- fén焚rú如zhī之huò祸calamity of burning
- fén焚shī尸yáng扬huī灰desire complete annihilation of an enemy
- fén焚cháo巢dǎo捣xué穴thoroughly destroy or eradicate
- fén焚cháo巢dàng荡xué穴utterly destroy or eliminate
- fén焚lín林zhī之qiú求destroying the forest to seek talent
- fén焚lín林jié竭zé泽destroy resources for immediate gain
- fén焚lín林ér而shòu狩destroy resources for immediate gain
- fén焚lín林ér而liè猎Sacrifice long-term for immediate gain
- fén焚lín林ér而tián田destroy resources for immediate gain
- fén焚lín林ér而tián田，，jié竭zé泽ér而yú渔exploit resources unsustainably
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Open the tool →Questions about 焚琴煮鹤
What does 焚琴煮鹤 mean?
焚琴煮鹤 (fén qín zhǔ hè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to destroy beautiful or refined things for crude, practical purposes”.
How do you pronounce 焚琴煮鹤?
焚琴煮鹤 is pronounced fén qín zhǔ hè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 焚琴煮鹤 literally mean?
Literally, 焚琴煮鹤 means “Burn a zither and cook a crane”. It is used to mean “to destroy beautiful or refined things for crude, practical purposes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 焚琴煮鹤?
把琴当柴烧，把鹤煮了吃。比喻糟蹋美好的事物。