芝焚蕙嘆 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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
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Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
Zoysia pungens
to burn
Coumarouna odorata
to sigh; to exclaim; variant of tàn