煮鹤烧琴 — “To spoil or desecrate beautiful and refined things”
煮鹤烧琴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spoil or desecrate beautiful and refined things”. To act in a philistine manner, thus ruining the aesthetic pleasure. Literally, “Boil a crane and burn a zither”.
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What does 煮鹤烧琴 mean?
煮鹤烧琴 (zhǔ hè shāo qín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spoil or desecrate beautiful and refined things”.
How do you pronounce 煮鹤烧琴?
煮鹤烧琴 is pronounced zhǔ hè shāo qín in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 煮鹤烧琴 literally mean?
Literally, 煮鹤烧琴 means “Boil a crane and burn a zither”. It is used to mean “to spoil or desecrate beautiful and refined things”.
What is the Chinese definition of 煮鹤烧琴?
比喻糟蹋美好事物因而大杀风景之事。