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焚琴煮鶴 (fan4 kam4 zyu2 hok6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

焚琴煮鶴 (fan4 kam4 zyu2 hok6, fén qín zhǔ hè) — lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes; fig. to waste valuable resources; to destroy wantonly beautiful things

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 焚化爐 (fan4 faa3 lou4) — incinerator
• 焚 (fan3) — an alternative form for , to ruin
• 焚 (fan4) — to burn
• 焚化 (fan4 faa3) — to cremate
• 焚屍 (fan4 si1) — to cremate
• 焚屍爐 (fan4 si1 lou4) — crematorium; crematory oven

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