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焚琴煮鹤

焚琴煮鹤 fén qín zhǔ hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes / fig. to waste valuable resources / to destroy wantonly beautiful things
焚 fén to burn
 琴 qín guqin 古琴 (a type of zither) / musical instrument in general
 琴 qín variant of 琴, guqin or zither
  煮 zhǔ variant of 煮
  煮 zhǔ to cook / to boil
   鹤 hè crane
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