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同归于尽

同歸於盡
tóngguīyújìn
idiom #17,155

Meanings

  1. 1 to perish together; to end in mutual destruction
  2. 2 to take someone down with oneself

Examples

他疯狂到要和敌人同归于尽。
Tā fēngkuáng dào yào hé dírén tóngguīyújìn.
He was crazy enough to want to take the enemy down with him.
两败俱伤，同归于尽，谁也得不到好处。
Liǎng bài jù shāng, tóngguīyújìn, shuí yě dé bú dào hǎochu.
Both sides are wounded, both are destroyed — nobody benefits.

Tips

memory
Break it down: 同 (together) + 归 (return) + 于 (to) + 尽 (exhaustion/end). 'Together return to the end' — everyone perishes together.

Stroke Order

同 tóng
归 guī
于 yú
尽 jǐn