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
玉 = 丶 + 王 : Mnemonic symbol: a jade bracelet.

Yu the Great (yu) and Martin Luther King (王) invented some kind of wrestling sport in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Both fighters have to be restrained by large jade bracelets (玉) around their body restricting their arms to be aligned to the body. Then they fight. To make things safe they stuffed the space station's bathroom (Ø4) with cosy petals (丶) so that they won't hurt themselves.
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]
石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.
石
dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters
石
shí = sh + Ø2
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.
石
dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]
俱
jù = ju + Ø4
entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / to be alike
俱 = 亻 + 具 : Zeus shows Rosa Luxemburg his tool box in the space station's bathroom. He's proud that he has, without exception, all ring wrench sizes at his hand.
俱
jù = ju + Ø4
(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike
焚
fén = f + (e)n2
to burn
焚 = 林 + 火 : Frankenstein's monster (f) wanted to cook dinner in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2), but he accidentally set both Christmas trees (林) on fire (火) and eventually the whole camp burns (焚) down.

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