芝艾俱焚 — “Both good and bad are destroyed indiscriminately”
芝艾俱焚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Both good and bad are destroyed indiscriminately”. The innocent suffer with the guilty. Literally, “Both 'zhi' (auspicious mushroom) and 'ai' (wormwood) are burned together”.
芝艾俱焚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 芝艾俱焚 mean?
芝艾俱焚 (zhī ài jù fén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Both good and bad are destroyed indiscriminately”.
How do you pronounce 芝艾俱焚?
芝艾俱焚 is pronounced zhī ài jù fén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 芝艾俱焚 literally mean?
Literally, 芝艾俱焚 means “Both 'zhi' (auspicious mushroom) and 'ai' (wormwood) are burned together”. It is used to mean “Both good and bad are destroyed indiscriminately”.
What is the Chinese definition of 芝艾俱焚?
芝艾：比喻美和恶。芝艾同被烧毁。比喻好的坏的同归于尽。