烧琴煮鹤 — “Burn the zither and cook the crane”
烧琴煮鹤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to destroy or treat things of beauty and refinement in a crude or vulgar manner; to act as a philistine”. Literally, “Burn the zither and cook the crane”.
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What does 烧琴煮鹤 mean?
烧琴煮鹤 (shāo qín zhǔ hè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to destroy or treat things of beauty and refinement in a crude or vulgar manner; to act as a philistine”.
How do you pronounce 烧琴煮鹤?
烧琴煮鹤 is pronounced shāo qín zhǔ hè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 烧琴煮鹤 literally mean?
Literally, 烧琴煮鹤 means “Burn the zither and cook the crane”. It is used to mean “to destroy or treat things of beauty and refinement in a crude or vulgar manner; to act as a philistine”.
What is the Chinese definition of 烧琴煮鹤?
拿琴当柴烧，把鹤煮了吃。比喻糟蹋美好的事物。