芝焚蕙叹 in English zhi1 fen2 hui4 tan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • 芝焚蕙嘆
    • literally (word for word) when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
  • 芝焚蕙歎
    • literally (word for word) when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

Simplified Characters

芝 焚 蕙 叹

Traditional Characters

芝 焚 蕙 嘆 芝 焚 蕙 歎

Pinyin

zhi1 fen2 hui4 tan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

芝zhi1Zoysia pungens 焚fen2to burn 蕙hui4Coumarouna odorata 叹tan4to sigh