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玉石俱焚

玉
石
俱
焚
to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)

Characters and words in 玉石俱焚

玉
yù = yu + Ø4
jade
Add a new mnemonic for 玉 = 丶 + 王
玉
石
jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad
石
shí = sh + Ø2
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
Add a new mnemonic for 石 = 丆 + 口
石
dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters
Add a new mnemonic for 石 = 丆 + 口
石
shí = sh + Ø2
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Add a new mnemonic for 石 = 丆 + 口
石
dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]
Add a new mnemonic for 石 = 丆 + 口
俱
jù = ju + Ø4
entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / to be alike
Add a new mnemonic for 俱 = 亻 + 具
俱
jù = ju + Ø4
(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike
Add a new mnemonic for 俱 = 亻 + 具
焚
fén = f + (e)n2
to burn
Add a new mnemonic for 焚 = 林 + 火

Words with 玉石俱焚

玉石俱焚 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 玉石俱焚

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