dòuqíxiāngjiān
internal strife
豆萁相煎 dòuqíxiāngjiān
- 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 qībùshī attributed to the poet 曹植 cáozhí.