焚琴煮鶴

fan4 kam4 zyu2 hok6

lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes · fig. to waste valuable resources · to destroy wantonly beautiful things

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
  2. fig. to waste valuable resources
  3. to destroy wantonly beautiful things

Written Forms

焚琴煮鶴Traditional · Main Form
焚琴煮鹤Alternate Form

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