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to burn both jade and common stone · to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)

玉石俱焚
yù shí jù fén
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes · to take sb down with oneself · to end in mutual destruction同归于尽tóng guī yú jìnstand (or go) together through thick and thin · share joys and sorrows together · share each other's wealth and woe · share the same fate · share one's fortune · throw in one's lot with休戚与共xiū qī yǔ gònglit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times风雨同舟fēng yǔ tóng zhōu
Antonyms
as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom) · to be entirely different泾渭分明Jīng Wèi fēn mínglit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom) · fig. unambiguous; black-and-white; in sharp contrast; to distinguish clearly right from wrong黑白分明hēi bái fēn míngto distinguish right from wrong (idiom)是非分明shì fēi fēn míng