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焚琴煮鹤

fén​qín​zhǔ​hè

lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes

Definitions

焚琴煮鹤 (焚琴煮鶴) 

fén​qín​zhǔ​hè

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

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