芝艾同焚 — “To perish together indiscriminately”
芝艾同焚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to perish together indiscriminately”. Implying that the valuable and the worthless, the good and the bad, are destroyed at the same time. Literally, “Ganoderma and mugwort burned together”.
芝艾同焚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
芝艾同焚 Character Breakdown
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What does 芝艾同焚 mean?
芝艾同焚 (zhī ài tóng fén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to perish together indiscriminately”.
How do you pronounce 芝艾同焚?
芝艾同焚 is pronounced zhī ài tóng fén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 芝艾同焚 literally mean?
Literally, 芝艾同焚 means “Ganoderma and mugwort burned together”. It is used to mean “to perish together indiscriminately”.
What is the Chinese definition of 芝艾同焚?
比喻贵贱、贤愚、良莠同归于尽