芝焚蕙叹
芝焚蕙叹
zhī fén huì tàn
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
idiom
Traditional: 芝焚蕙嘆
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- (idiom) lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
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Related Words
他(tā)— he or him
→兔死狐悲(tù sǐ hú bēi)— lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→何不食肉糜(hé bù shí ròu mí)— lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat)
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