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Open the tool →燃萁煎豆 (rán qí jiān dòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes internal conflicts and mutual harm among close relatives”.
燃萁煎豆 is pronounced rán qí jiān dòu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 燃萁煎豆 means “Burn beanstalks to cook beans”. It is used to mean “describes internal conflicts and mutual harm among close relatives”.
比喻骨肉相残。同“煮豆燃萁”。