焚書坑儒

ふんしょこうじゅ

Meanings

1. Noun burning books on the Chinese classics and burying Confucian scholars alive (Qin dynasty thought suppression campaign)

Kanji

• 焚 kindle. Read as フン.
• 書 write. Read as ショ.
• 坑 pit. Read as コウ.
• 儒 Confucian. Read as ジュ.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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