焚琴煮鹤

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes

   • fénqínzhǔhèshìshāfēngjǐngdexíngwéi.

     焚琴煮鹤是煞风景的行为。🔊

     Burning a qin and boiling a crane is behavior that spoils the beauty of a scene.

2. 貳动verb

   fig. to waste valuable resources

   • fénqínzhǔhèshìyīzhǒnglàngfèi.

     焚琴煮鹤是一种浪费。🔊

     Burning the guqin and boiling the crane is a form of waste.

3. 參动verb

   to destroy wantonly beautiful things

   • fénqínzhǔhèshìyīzhǒngbùyǎdexíngwéi.

     焚琴煮鹤是一种不雅的行为。🔊

     Destroying beautiful things is an uncivilized act.