芝焚蕙叹 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

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

Character by character

• 芝zhīsesame; a magical mushroom
• 焚fénto burn
• 蕙huìa fragrant orchid; Coumarouna odorata
• 叹tànto sigh, to admire

Idioms sharing a character

• 芝兰之室 zhī lán zhī shì
• 芝兰玉树 zhī lán yù shù
• 心急如焚 xīn jí rú fén
• 焚膏继晷 fén gāo jì guǐ
• 玉石俱焚 yù shí jù fén
• 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén
• 兰艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén
• 一唱三叹 yī chàng sān tàn
• 付之一叹 fù zhī yī tàn
• 唉声叹气 āi shēng tàn qì

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