Burning the nest
Burning the nest, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f é NCH á OD à ngxu é, meaning complete destruction. It comes from the card of Tang Shunzhi in Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
To destroy completely.
The origin of Idioms
Tang Shunzhi's pai in the Ming Dynasty: "all the soldiers come here and burn their nests. If there is no one left, it is already."
Analysis of Idioms
Burning the nest and stirring up trouble
Chinese PinYin : fén cháo dàng xué
Burning the nest
temper one's spirit and correct one's behavior. dǐ jié lì xíng
dripping water wears through a stone. shuǐ dī shí chuān
driven by poverty to seek relief. qióng niǎo rù huái
the few are no match for the many. sì bù niù liù
as easy as blowing away the dust. chuī huī zhī lì