玉石俱焚

Chinese

		jade	rock; stone; 10 pecks	a social club; entirely; without exception	burn
simp. and trad. (玉石俱焚)		玉	石	俱	焚
Literally: “jade and stone incinerated together”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùshíjùfén

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ sek⁶ keoi¹ fan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùshíjùfén
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwshyjiwfern
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ fən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶ sek⁶ keoi¹ fan⁴
  - Yale: yuhk sehk kēui fàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ sek⁹ koey¹ fan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ ség⁶ kêu¹ fen⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² sɛːk̚² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ fɐn²¹/

Idiom

玉石俱焚

the good and the bad (or evil) perish together

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