兰艾同焚

lán ài tóng fén

Định nghĩa

1. lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common
2. the rain falls on the just and unjust alike

Từ cấu thành 兰艾同焚

• 同 tóng: like
• 同 tòng: see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]
• 焚 fén: to burn
• 艾 ài: Chinese mugwort or wormwood
• 艾 yì: to mow
• 兰 lán: orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)