芝焚蕙歎

芝焚蕙叹
zhīfénhuìtàn
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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Homographs

芝焚蕙嘆 zhīfénhuìtàn lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

Entry Composition

1 芝 zhī Zoysia pungens
2 焚 fén to burn
3 蕙 huì Coumarouna odorata
4 歎 tàn variant of 嘆 tàn

Related entries

芝焚蕙嘆 zhīfénhuìtàn lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress