Meaning of 焚琴煮鹤
焚琴煮鹤 means to burn zithers and cook cranes; to destroy or ruin beautiful things; to vulgarize something elegant; to be destructive of artistic or natural beauty. Pronounced fén qín zhǔ hè.
- to burn zithers and cook cranes; to destroy or ruin beautiful things; to vulgarize something elegant; to be destructive of artistic or natural beauty
Definitions & Examples
Bǎ把
zhè这
me么
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
gǔ古
huà画
ná拿
lái来
diàn垫
zhuō桌
zi子
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
fén焚
qín琴
zhǔ煮
hè鹤
。
Using such a precious ancient painting to prop up a table is simply destroying something beautiful.
Zài在
rú如
cǐ此
yōu优
měi美
de的
zì自
rán然
jǐng景
qū区
xiū修
jiàn建
huà化
gōng工
chǎng厂
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
fén焚
qín琴
zhǔ煮
hè鹤
。
Building a chemical plant in such a beautiful natural scenic area is no different from destroying natural beauty.
Tā他
bù不
dǒng懂
yīn音
yuè乐
，
què却
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
chàng唱
piàn片
dāng当
fèi废
pǐn品
mài卖
diào掉
，
zhēn真
shì是
fén焚
qín琴
zhǔ煮
hè鹤
。
He doesn't understand music, yet he sold these precious records as junk—truly a waste of valuable things.
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