同归于尽
Traditional form:
同歸於盡
Pinyin (reading):
tóngguīyújìn
Definitions:
- to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
- to take sb down with oneself
- to end in mutual destruction
Characters:
- 同 - same, similar; together with, alike
- 归 - to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
- 于 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 尽 - to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
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