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蘭艾同焚 (laan4 ngaai6 tung4 fan4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

蘭艾同焚 (laan4 ngaai6 tung4 fan4, lán ài tóng fén) — lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common; the rain falls on the just and unjust alike

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beyond HSK

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