玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén

to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
  2. 2. to burn both jade and common stone

Characters

Character Meaning
玉 yù HSK 5
jade
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi
俱 jù HSK 5
entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together
焚 fén
to burn