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lit. why the urgent boiling? (idiom) · fig. to attack one's own kin with undue haste; to be cruelly oppressive towards one's own brothers

相煎何急
xiāng jiān hé jí
x+iāng·1st tonej+iān·1st toneh+é·2nd tonej+í·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife煮豆燃萁zhǔ dòu rán qíwielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife同室操戈tóng shì cāo gē
Antonyms
to live in harmony · to get along with each other和睦相处hé mù xiāng chǔ
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