玉石俱焚 in English yu4 shi2 ju4 fen2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to burn both jade and common stone
  • to destroy indiscriminately (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

玉 石 俱 焚

Traditional Characters

玉 石 俱 焚

Pinyin

yu4 shi2 ju4 fen2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

玉yu4jade 石shi2surname Shi 俱ju4entirely 焚fen2to burn