芝焚蕙叹 — Chinese idiom
芝焚蕙叹
zhī fén huì tàn
Traditional: 芝焚蕙嘆
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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