玉石同焚 — “To perish together regardless of quality”
玉石同焚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to perish together regardless of quality”. To suffer indiscriminate destruction where both the good and the bad are destroyed. Literally, “Jade and stone burn together; jade and stone perish together”.
玉石同焚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 玉石同焚 mean?
玉石同焚 (yù shí tóng fén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to perish together regardless of quality”.
How do you pronounce 玉石同焚?
玉石同焚 is pronounced yù shí tóng fén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 玉石同焚 literally mean?
Literally, 玉石同焚 means “Jade and stone burn together; jade and stone perish together”. It is used to mean “to perish together regardless of quality”.
What is the Chinese definition of 玉石同焚?
焚：烧。美玉和石头一样烧坏。比喻好坏不分，同归于尽