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焚琴煮鹤
fén​qín​zhǔ​hè

to destroy beautiful things

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 焚 fén verb
    to burn
    to burn; to set on fire; to be consumed by fire
  2. 琴 qín
    guqin
    The 古琴 gǔ​qín, a traditional Chinese seven-stringed zither; also called a 七弦琴 qī​xián​qín.
  3. 煮 zhǔ verb
    to boil
    to cook or heat food and other items in boiling water; to boil
  4. 鹤 鶴 hè noun
    crane
    crane; any of various large wading birds with long legs and a long neck