焚書 [－书]

Jyutping fan4 syu1
Pinyin fén shū

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    book burning
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他们正在焚书。
    他們正在焚書。
    tā men zhèng zài fén shū 。
    • They're carrying out a book burning.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    秦始皇奴役人民，焚书坑儒，好多人认为佢系个暴君。
    秦始皇奴役人民，焚書坑儒，好多人認為佢係個暴君。
    ceon4 ci2 wong4 nou4 jik6 jan4 man4, fan4 syu1 haang1 jyu4, hou2 do1 jan4 jing6 wai4 keoi5 hai6 go3 bou6 gwan1.
    • Qin Shi Huang enslaved his people, burnt books and buried scholars. Many regard him as a tyrant.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    焚书坑儒
    焚書坑儒
    fén shū kēng rú
    • to burn books and bury Confucian scholars alive