本是同根生，相煎何太急

Chinese

		roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	be; yes; this	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	radical (chem.); root; basis	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw		each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	pan-fry	carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which	too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	hurried; worried
trad. (本是同根生，相煎何太急)		本	是	同	根	生	，	相	煎	何	太	急
simp. #(本是同根生，相煎何太急)		本	是	同	根	生	，	相	煎	何	太	急

Etymology

See 煮豆燃萁 (zhǔdòuránqí). This form with 本是同根生 is from the 79th chapter of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): běn shì tóng gēn shēng, xiāng jiān hé tài jí

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄣ ㄕㄥ , ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² si⁶ tung⁴ gan¹ sang¹, soeng¹ zin¹ ho⁴ taai³ gap¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běn shì tóng gēn shēng, xiāng jiān hé tài jí
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄣ ㄕㄥ , ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běn shìh tóng gen sheng, siang jian hé tài jí
    • Wade–Giles: pên³ shih⁴ tʻung² kên¹ shêng¹, hsiang¹ chien¹ ho² tʻai⁴ chi²
    • Yale: běn shr̀ túng gēn shēng-, syāng jyān hé tài jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: been shyh torng gen sheng, shiang jian her tay jyi
    • Palladius: бэнь ши тун гэнь шэн, сян цзянь хэ тай цзи (bɛnʹ ši tun gɛnʹ šɛn, sjan czjanʹ xɛ taj czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ kən⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun² si⁶ tung⁴ gan¹ sang¹, soeng¹ zin¹ ho⁴ taai³ gap¹
    • Yale: bún sih tùhng gān sāng, sēung jīn hòh taai gāp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun² si⁶ tung⁴ gan¹ sang¹, soeng¹ dzin¹ ho⁴ taai³ gap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun² xi⁶ tung⁴ gen¹ seng¹, sêng¹ jin¹ ho⁴ tai³ geb¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ siː²² tʰʊŋ²¹ kɐn⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːn⁵⁵ hɔː²¹ tʰaːi̯³³ kɐp̚⁵/

Proverb

本是同根生，相煎何太急

1. People of the same origin (siblings, relatives or compatriots) should show mercy to each other.

Synonyms

• 本自同根生，相煎何太急 (běn zì tóng gēn shēng, xiāng jiān hé tài jí)