fén huǐ
to burn down
to destroy with fire
trad. also written 焚毀
fén huǐ
to burn down
to destroy with fire
fén shū
to burn the books (one of the crimes of the first Emperor in 212 BC)
yù shí jù fén
to burn both jade and common stone
to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
fén shū kēng rú
to burn the books and bury alive the Confucian scholars (one of the crimes of the first Emperor in 212 BC)
wán huǒ zì fén
to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
to get one's fingers burnt
fén qín zhǔ hè
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
fig. to waste valuable resources
to destroy wantonly beautiful things
fén gāo jì guǐ
to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
fén shī lú
crematorium
crematory oven
zhī fén huì tàn
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
zhī fén huì tàn
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
lán ài tóng fén
lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
the rain falls on the just and unjust alike
fén yàn
to destroy one's ink-slab
to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)
fén xiāng jìng shén
to burn incense in prayer to a God
jiù fén yì xīn
add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
to add fuel to the fire
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