玉石俱焚

Chinese edit

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

Etymology edit

From the chapter 胤征 of the Forged Old Text of Shangshu:

火炎崑岡，玉石俱焚。天吏逸德，烈于猛火。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

火炎昆冈，玉石俱焚。天吏逸德，烈于猛火。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Forged Old Text of the Book of Documents, circa 3^rd – 4^th century CE

Huǒyán kūngāng, yù shí jù fén. Tiānlì yìdé, liè yú měnghuǒ. [Pinyin]

When the fire blazes over the ridge of Kun, gems and stones are burned together; but if a minister of Heaven exceed in doing his duty, the consequences will be fiercer than blazing fire.

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùshíjùfén

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùshíjùfén
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùshíhjyùfén
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴-shih²-chü⁴-fên²
  - Yale: yù-shŕ-jyù-fén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhshyrjiuhfern
  - Palladius: юйшицзюйфэнь (jujšiczjujfɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ fən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶ sek⁶ keoi¹ fan⁴
  - Yale: yuhk sehk kēui fàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ sek⁹ koey¹ fan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ ség⁶ kêu¹ fen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² sɛːk̚² kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ fɐn²¹/

Idiom edit

玉石俱焚

the good and the bad (or evil) perish together

Synonyms edit

一鑊熟／一镬熟 (jat¹ wok⁶ suk⁶) (Cantonese)
兩敗俱傷／两败俱伤 (liǎngbàijùshāng)
同歸於盡／同归于尽 (tóngguīyújìn)
攬炒／揽炒 (laam^5-2 caau²) (Cantonese)
魚死網破／鱼死网破 (yúsǐwǎngpò)