豆萁相煎
dòu​qí​xiāng​jiān

internal strife

  • created sense approved 豆萁相煎 · dòu​qí​xiāng​jiān · internal strife — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|七步詩|qi1 bu4 shi1]] attributed to the poet [[曹植|曹植|cao2 zhi2]].

    豆 (literal) → 豆 · dòu · bean 萁 (literal) → 萁 · qí · bean stalks 相 (literal) → 相 · xiāng · mutually 煎 (literal) → 煎 · jiān · to simmer

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