蘭艾同焚

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lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common · the rain falls on the just and unjust alike

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
  2. the rain falls on the just and unjust alike

Written Forms

蘭艾同焚Traditional · Main Form
兰艾同焚Alternate Form

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