芝 焚 蕙 叹

zhī fén huì tàndictionary entry

lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

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芝焚蕙嘆 芝焚蕙叹 [zhi1 fen2 hui4 tan4] /lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress/

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