本自同根生，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)	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	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. (本自同根生，相煎何太急)		本	自	同	根	生	，	相	煎	何	太	急
simp. #(本自同根生，相煎何太急)		本	自	同	根	生	，	相	煎	何	太	急

Etymology

See 煮豆燃萁 (zhǔdòuránqí).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

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

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: běn zì tóng gēn shēng, xiāng jiān hé tài jí
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄣ ㄕㄥ , ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: běn zìh tóng gen sheng, siang jian hé tài jí
    • Wade–Giles: pên³ tzŭ⁴ tʻung² kên¹ shêng¹, hsiang¹ chien¹ ho² tʻai⁴ chi²
    • Yale: běn dz̀ túng gēn shēng-, syāng jyān hé tài jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: been tzyh torng gen sheng, shiang jian her tay jyi
    • Palladius: бэнь цзы тун гэнь шэн, сян цзянь хэ тай цзи (bɛnʹ czy tun gɛnʹ šɛn, sjan czjanʹ xɛ taj czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ kən⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

Proverb

本自同根生，相煎何太急

1. Synonym of 本是同根生，相煎何太急 (běn shì tóng gēn shēng, xiāng jiān hé tài jí, “People of the same origin (siblings, relatives or compatriots) should show mercy to each other.”)