焚尸扬灰 — “To harbor extreme hatred and enmity towards someone”
焚尸扬灰 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor extreme hatred and enmity towards someone”. Desiring their complete annihilation or destruction, even after death. Literally, “burn corpse scatter ashes”.
焚尸扬灰 Pronunciation and Pinyin
焚尸扬灰 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 焚尸扬灰
Synonyms of 焚尸扬灰
More idioms starting with 焚
- fén焚shū书kēng坑rú儒suppress dissent and thought
- fén焚diǎn典kēng坑rú儒burn books and bury scholars alive
- fén焚rú如zhī之huò祸calamity of burning
- 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 焚尸扬灰 mean?
焚尸扬灰 (fén shī yáng huī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor extreme hatred and enmity towards someone”.
How do you pronounce 焚尸扬灰?
焚尸扬灰 is pronounced fén shī yáng huī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 焚尸扬灰 literally mean?
Literally, 焚尸扬灰 means “burn corpse scatter ashes”. It is used to mean “to harbor extreme hatred and enmity towards someone”.
What is the Chinese definition of 焚尸扬灰?
形容非常仇视。同“焚骨扬灰”。