Burn the forest
Burn the forest
Burning the forest for all, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f é NL í NJI é Z é, which means burning the forest for all and fishing for all. The metaphor is only for immediate interests. From Li Xun Lun.
The origin of Idioms
On Li Xun by Qin Guan of Song Dynasty: "if you burn the forest to the ground, there will be no animals next year; if you fish with all your might, there will be no fish next year."
Idiom usage
After stealing and burning the forest, can the fish scare the birds away? Biography of Ming Sima Dan Ruo Zhang by Huang Zongxi in Qing Dynasty
Burn the forest
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1.be fond of the new and tired of the old
be fond of the new and tired of the old - lián xīn yàn jiù
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6.hide one 's troubles and take no remedial measures
hide one 's troubles and take no remedial measures - huì jí jì yī
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8.be left with nothing whatsoever
be left with nothing whatsoever - liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
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