相煎何急 xiāngjiānhéjí why be so eager to persecute one another Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 相 xiāng adverb mutually each other; one another; mutually煎 jiān noun to suffer (literary) to be consumed with anxiety, vexation, or torture何 hé adverb why (literary) why; how急 jí adjective urgent pressing; requiring immediate attention