burning beanstalks to cook the beans; used to describe siblings fighting or internal conflict within a group

(literary) the stalk of a bean plant; often refers to dried stalks used as fuel for cooking

Burning beanstalks to cook the beans; a metaphor for fratricide or cruel fighting among family members and brothers. This idiom originates from the [[七步诗|七步詩|qi1 bu4 shi1]] attributed to the poet [[曹植|曹植|cao2 zhi2]].