煮鶴焚琴 (zyu2 hok6 fan4 kam4) — burn down the musical instrument to cook the crane in Cantonese
zyuˊ²煮hokˍ₆鶴fanˎ₄焚kamˎ₄琴简 煮鹤焚琴
Mandarin Pinyin: zhu3 he4 fen2 qin2
Meaning of 煮鶴焚琴
nounburn down the musical instrument to cook the crane
noundestroy sth fine or valuable; pay no respect for sth elegant; do sth baffling/embarrassing; spoil the fun
nounto waste valuable resources; to destroy beautiful things