Meaning of 玉石俱焚
玉石俱焚 means to burn jade and stone together indiscriminately; to destroy both the good and the bad alike; total destruction sparing no one. Pronounced yù shí jù fén.
- to burn jade and stone together indiscriminately; to destroy both the good and the bad alike; total destruction sparing no one
Definitions & Examples
Zhàn战
zhēng争
yī一
dàn旦
bào爆
fā发
，
zhěng整
gè个
chéng城
shì市
jiāng将
yù玉
shí石
jù俱
fén焚
。
Once war breaks out, the entire city will be destroyed, sparing neither the innocent nor the guilty.
Rú如
guǒ果
cǎi采
qǔ取
zhè这
zhǒng种
jí极
duān端
shǒu手
duàn段
，
zhǐ只
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
yù玉
shí石
jù俱
fén焚
，
liǎng两
bài败
jù俱
shāng伤
。
If such extreme measures are adopted, it will only lead to mutual destruction, where both sides suffer heavy losses.
Zhè这
chǎng场
dà大
huǒ火
ràng让
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
de的
zhēn珍
guì贵
wén文
wù物
hé和
pǔ普
tōng通
zī资
liào料
yù玉
shí石
jù俱
fén焚
，
sǔn损
shī失
cǎn惨
zhòng重
。
The massive fire burned everything in the museum indiscriminately, destroying both precious cultural relics and ordinary documents alike, resulting in devastating losses.