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付之一炬

fù zhī yī jù

4-character word

What 付之一炬 means

1. to put to the torch (idiom)
2. to commit to the flames
3. to burn sth down deliberately

The characters in 付之一炬

• 付fùto pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 炬jùtorch