煮粥焚须
zhǔ​zhōu​fén​xū

brotherly or sisterly love

  • created reference approved 煮粥焚须/煮粥焚鬚 → 手足情深 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    煮粥焚须 / 煮粥焚鬚 zhǔ​zhōu​fén​xū

    手足情深 shǒu​zú​qíng​shēn

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  • created sense approved 煮粥焚须/煮粥焚鬚 · zhǔ​zhōu​fén​xū · brotherly or sisterly love — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    煮粥焚须 / 煮粥焚鬚

    zhǔ​zhōu​fén​xū

    brotherly or sisterly love

    Literally "burning one's beard while cooking congee," used to describe deep affection between siblings. This refers to a story from the New Book of Tang where Li Ji personally cooked for his sick sister and accidentally burned his beard while doing so.

    煮 (literal) → 煮 · zhǔ · to boil 粥 (literal) → 粥 · zhōu · porridge 焚 (literal) → 焚 · fén · to burn 须 (literal) → 须/鬚 · xū · beard

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