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豆萁相煎
dòu​qí​xiāng​jiān

internal strife

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豆萁相煎 dòu​qí​xiāng​jiān
internal strife
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 qī​bù​shī attributed to the poet 曹植 cáo​zhí.