zhǔ
fén
qín

idiom

Meaning of 煮鹤焚琴

煮鹤焚琴 means to cook the crane and burn the zither; to destroy beautiful or valuable things; to spoil the scenery or atmosphere. Pronounced zhǔ hè fén qín.

  • to cook the crane and burn the zither; to destroy beautiful or valuable things; to spoil the scenery or atmosphere

Definitions & Examples

Zài
zhème
yōu
měi
de
rán
bǎo
nèi
jiàn
gōng
chǎng
jiǎn
 
zhí
shì
zhǔ
fén
qín
 
 

Building a factory in such a beautiful nature reserve is simply an act of destroying the scenery.

gāo
de
yīn
yuè
huì
shàng
shēng
xuān
huá
 
zhǔ
fén
qín
 

Making loud noises during such an elegant concert is no different from burning the zither and cooking the crane.

zhēn
guì
de
dǒng
dāng
chái
shāo
 
zhēn
shì
zhǔ
fén
qín
zhī
 

Using precious antiques as firewood is truly an act of destroying treasures.