玉石俱碎 — “Both jade and common stone are shattered”
玉石俱碎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Both jade and common stone are shattered”. Complete and indiscriminate destruction where valuable and worthless alike suffer the same ruin; utterly destroyed. Literally, “Jade and stone shattered together”.
玉石俱碎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 玉石俱碎 mean?
玉石俱碎 (yù shí jù suì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Both jade and common stone are shattered”.
How do you pronounce 玉石俱碎?
玉石俱碎 is pronounced yù shí jù suì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 玉石俱碎 literally mean?
Literally, 玉石俱碎 means “Jade and stone shattered together”. It is used to mean “Both jade and common stone are shattered”.
What is the Chinese definition of 玉石俱碎?
犹玉石俱焚。