焚典坑儒 — “To burn books and bury scholars alive”
焚典坑儒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to burn books and bury scholars alive”. To suppress intellectual discourse through destruction and persecution. Literally, “Burn classics, bury scholars alive”.
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焚典坑儒 Pronunciation and Pinyin
焚典坑儒 Character Breakdown
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在那个动荡的年代，一些文化遗产遭受了焚典坑儒般的破坏，令人痛惜不已。
During that turbulent era, some cultural heritage suffered destruction akin to burning books and burying scholars alive, which was deeply regrettable.
Idioms Related to 焚典坑儒
Synonyms of 焚典坑儒
More idioms starting with 焚
- fén焚rú如zhī之huò祸calamity of burning
- fén焚shī尸yáng扬huī灰desire complete annihilation of an enemy
- fén焚cháo巢dǎo捣xué穴thoroughly destroy or eradicate
- fén焚cháo巢dàng荡xué穴utterly destroy or eliminate
- fén焚lín林zhī之qiú求destroying the forest to seek talent
- fén焚lín林jié竭zé泽destroy resources for immediate gain
- fén焚lín林ér而shòu狩destroy resources for immediate gain
- fén焚lín林ér而liè猎Sacrifice long-term for immediate gain
- fén焚lín林ér而tián田destroy resources for immediate gain
- fén焚lín林ér而tián田，，jié竭zé泽ér而yú渔exploit resources unsustainably
- fén焚lín林ér而tián畋destroy future for present gain
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What does 焚典坑儒 mean?
焚典坑儒 (fén diǎn kēng rú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to burn books and bury scholars alive”.
How do you pronounce 焚典坑儒?
焚典坑儒 is pronounced fén diǎn kēng rú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 焚典坑儒 literally mean?
Literally, 焚典坑儒 means “Burn classics, bury scholars alive”. It is used to mean “to burn books and bury scholars alive”.
What is the Chinese definition of 焚典坑儒?
焚毁典籍，坑杀书生。同“焚书坑儒”。