芝、蕙:同为香草名;焚:烧。芝草被焚,蕙草伤叹。比喻因同类遭到不幸而悲伤。
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
芝(zhī)
焚(fén)
蕙(huì)
叹(tàn)