Read Edit View history 焚琴煮鶴 fénqínzhǔhè to destroy beautiful things Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 焚琴煮鹤/ 焚琴煮鶴 fénqínzhǔhè to destroy beautiful things to waste or destroy beautiful things; to ruin a refined atmosphere or offend against good taste; literally "to burn a zither for firewood and cook a crane for food" Edit Delete References Add reference variant 焚琴煮鹤/焚琴煮鶴 → 煮鹤焚琴/煮鶴焚琴 Edit Delete same_as 煮鹤焚琴/煮鶴焚琴 → 焚琴煮鹤/焚琴煮鶴 Edit Delete
焚琴煮鹤/ 焚琴煮鶴 fénqínzhǔhè to destroy beautiful things to waste or destroy beautiful things; to ruin a refined atmosphere or offend against good taste; literally "to burn a zither for firewood and cook a crane for food" Edit Delete