兰艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
  2. the rain falls on the just and unjust alike

CHARACTERS

兰 lán orchid; elegant, graceful
艾 ài artemisia, mugwort; translit.
同 tóng same, similar; together with
焚 fén burn