- 玨(two pearls; pair of pearls)
- 今(now; at present)
A stringed instrument carved from two pieces of precious jade resonates with the sound of the present.
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
Burning a qin and boiling a crane is behavior that spoils the beauty of a scene.
fig. to waste valuable resources
Burning the guqin and boiling the crane is a form of waste.
to destroy wantonly beautiful things
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
Burning a qin and boiling a crane is behavior that spoils the beauty of a scene.
fig. to waste valuable resources
Burning the guqin and boiling the crane is a form of waste.
to destroy wantonly beautiful things
A stringed instrument carved from two pieces of precious jade resonates with the sound of the present.
Cooking uses fire underneath to make food done.
A stringed instrument carved from two pieces of precious jade resonates with the sound of the present.
Cooking uses fire underneath to make food done.
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
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Destroying beautiful things is an uncivilized act.
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