同歸於盡 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
HSK 1
same, similar; together with
歸 guī return; return to, revert to
於 yú in, at, on; interjection alas!
盡 jìn exhaust, use up; deplete