焚尸扬灰 burn the corpse and scatter the ashes
Explanation
焚尸扬灰，指烧掉尸骨，扬弃骨灰。形容对仇恨对象恨之入骨，彻底消灭。
Fenshi Yanghui refers to burning a corpse and scattering the ashes. It describes a deep hatred for someone and their complete annihilation.
Origin Story
东晋时期，战乱频繁，民不聊生。有个叫侯景的人，他野心勃勃，为了争夺权力，他发动了多次叛乱，残暴地杀害了无数无辜百姓。他最终失败身死，百姓们对他的暴行痛恨至极，将他残忍地杀害后，甚至将他的尸体焚烧殆尽，骨灰也四处散去，以表达他们的愤怒和仇恨。焚尸扬灰的故事，警示着人们，残暴的行为最终会遭到应有的惩罚。
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, wars were frequent, and the people suffered from poverty. There was a man named Hou Jing, who was ambitious and, in order to seize power, launched several rebellions, brutally killing countless innocent people. He finally failed and died, and the people were so angry at his atrocities that they brutally killed him after his death, and even completely burned his body and scattered his ashes to express their anger and hatred. The story of Fenshi Yanghui warns people that cruel behavior will ultimately receive its due punishment.
Usage
通常用来形容对仇恨对象的极度憎恶和彻底消灭。
It is usually used to describe extreme hatred and complete annihilation of a hated enemy.
Examples
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侯景之乱后，百姓对侯景恨之入骨，甚至将他的尸体焚尸扬灰。
Hóujǐng zhī luàn hòu, bǎixìng duì Hóujǐng hèn zhī rù gǔ, shènzhì jiāng tā de shītǐ fénshī yánghuī.
After the Hou Jing Rebellion, the people harbored a deep hatred for Hou Jing, even burning his body to ashes.
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他犯下滔天大罪，最终落得个焚尸扬灰的下场。
Tā fàn xià tāotiān dà zuì, zuìzhōng luò de ge fénshī yánghuī de xiàchǎng。
He committed a heinous crime and ended up with his body burned to ashes.