付之一炬 — Chinese idiom
付之一炬
fù zhī yī jù
Meaning
- to put to the torch
- to commit to the flames
- to burn sth down deliberately
Character by character
- 付fùgive, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 一yīone; a, an; alone
- 炬jùtorch
Idioms sharing a character
- 付之一叹 fù zhī yī tàn
- 付之一笑 fù zhī yī xiào
- 付之丙丁 fù zhī bǐng dīng
- 付之度外 fù zhī dù wài
- 付之东流 fù zhī dōng liú
- 付诸实施 fù zhū shí shī
- 应付自如 yìng fu zì rú
- 应付裕如 yìng fu yù rú
- 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé
- 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
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