芝焚蕙叹 [芝焚蕙歎] - lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress - zhī fén huì tàn | Definition | ChinesePod.com

芝焚蕙叹 (芝焚蕙歎)

zhī fén huì tàn

Pinyin

Definition

芝焚蕙叹 (芝焚蕙歎)

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zhī fén huì tàn

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhī ma

1 sesame (seed)

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1 Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer

Dōng zhī

1 Toshiba, Japanese electronics company

Lín zhī

1 Nyingchi prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Nying khri, Chinese Linzhi

fén xiāng

1 to burn incense

Idioms (12)

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā

1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

救焚益薪

jiù fén yì xīn

1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
2 to add fuel to the fire

焚砚

fén yàn

1 to destroy one's ink-slab
2 to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)

焚膏继晷

fén gāo jì guǐ

1 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day

玉石俱焚

yù shí jù fén

1 to burn both jade and common stone
2 to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)