zhǔ dòu rán qídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
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Original source entry:

煮豆燃萁 煮豆燃萁 [zhu3 dou4 ran2 qi2] /burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife/

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煮豆燃萁
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