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相煎太急
xiāng​jiān​tài​jí

no love lost

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相煎太急 xiāng​jiān​tài​jí
no love lost
Describes people in a close relationship, especially brothers, who are fighting or harming each other; based on a famous poem by the ancient poet 曹植 cáo​zhí about a beanstalk being burned to cook the beans

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  • 相煎何急 xiāng​jiān​hé​jí
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