焚书坑儒
fén​shū​kēng​rú

literary purge

  • updated sense approved 焚书坑儒/焚書坑儒 · fén​shū​kēng​rú · literary purge

    焚书坑儒 / 焚書坑儒

    fén​shū​kēng​rú

    literary purge

    to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]) → to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor [[秦始皇|秦始皇|Qin2 Shi3 huang2]])

    秦始皇下令焚书坑儒，以此来加强中央集权。

    verb

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 焚书坑儒/焚書坑儒 · fén​shū​kēng​rú · literary purge

    焚书坑儒 / 焚書坑儒

    fén​shū​kēng​rú

    literary purge

    to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])

    秦始皇下令焚书坑儒，以此来加强中央集权。

    verb

    created sense