tóng guī yú jìndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes / to take sb down with oneself / to end in mutual destruction
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Original source entry:

同歸於盡 同归于尽 [tong2 gui1 yu2 jin4] /to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes/to take sb down with oneself/to end in mutual destruction/

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同归于尽
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