焚書坑儒 [－书－－]

Jyutping fan4 syu1 haang1 jyu4
Pinyin fén shū kēng rú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    火燒​書籍​同埋​坑​殺​儒生
    to burn books and kill scholars
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    "burning of books and burying of scholars" (anti-intellectual event during the Qin Dynasty)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
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