焚琴煮鹤 fén qín zhǔ hè

fig. to waste valuable resources

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to waste valuable resources
  2. 2. to destroy wantonly beautiful things
  3. 3. lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes

Characters

Character Meaning
焚 fén
to burn
琴 qín HSK 4
musical instrument in general
煮 zhǔ HSK 5
to cook; to boil; variant of 煮zhǔ
鹤 hè
crane