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芝焚蕙嘆

简芝焚蕙叹 · 繁芝焚蕙嘆

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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芝: zhī · sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)
焚: fén · burn
蕙: huì · species of fragrant orchid
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叹: tàn · sigh, admire

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1–2–4–4 · zhi1 fen2 hui4 tan4

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