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豆萁
dòu​qí

beanstalk

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 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]].
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