玉石皆碎 — “The good and the bad perish together”
玉石皆碎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the good and the bad perish together”. All things, good and bad, are destroyed indiscriminately. Literally, “all jade and stones are shattered”.
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玉石皆碎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
玉石皆碎 Character Breakdown
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如果这场灾难无法被阻止，所有的努力和成果，无论多么珍贵，都将玉石皆碎
If this disaster cannot be prevented, all efforts and achievements, no matter how precious, will perish indiscriminately.
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What does 玉石皆碎 mean?
玉石皆碎 (yù shí jiē suì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the good and the bad perish together”.
How do you pronounce 玉石皆碎?
玉石皆碎 is pronounced yù shí jiē suì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 玉石皆碎 literally mean?
Literally, 玉石皆碎 means “all jade and stones are shattered”. It is used to mean “the good and the bad perish together”.
What is the Chinese definition of 玉石皆碎?
犹玉石俱焚。