付之一炬
fu6 zi1 jat1 geoi6fù zhī yī jù
English
- to put to the torch (idiom)
- to commit to the flames
- to burn sth down deliberately
- (formal) to be burnt away; to turn into ashes
粵語 — Cantonese
- (正式)因為火災而失去
Examples
佢嘅實驗室發生火警,一生嘅研究付之一炬。
There was a fire outbreak in his lab. All of his research that he devoted his life in had turned into ashes.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk