Seven Steps (Boiling Beans)
曹植
煮豆燃豆萁
豆在釜中泣
本是同根生
相煎何太急
zhǔ dòu rán dòu qí
dòu zài fǔ zhōng qì
běn shì tóng gēn shēng
xiāng jiān hé tài jí
煮豆燃豆萁，豆在釜中泣。本是同根生，相煎何太急？
Allegory of brothers turned rivals—globally famous short poem.
兄弟相逼的寓言诗，全球读者常搜 “Seven Steps Poem”。可与仁、家庭伦理讨论并读（非煽动）。
High English search “Seven Steps Poem Cao Zhi.” Use for kinship conflict without melodrama.
竞争若伤同根，赢面再大也像在烧自家豆萁。
If rivalry burns the shared root, winning still scorches your own stalk.
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