同归于尽 tóng guī yú jìn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
  2. to take sb down with oneself
  3. to end in mutual destruction

CHARACTERS

同 tóng same, similar; together with
归 guī return; return to, revert to
于 yú in, on, at; go to; surname
尽 jìn exhaust, use up; deplete