tóng
shì
cāo

idiom
common

Meaning of 同室操戈

同室操戈 means (of family members or people within the same group) to take up arms against each other; internal conflict; infighting. Pronounced tóng shì cāo gē.

  • (of family members or people within the same group) to take up arms against each other; internal conflict; infighting

Definitions & Examples

men
xiōng
liǎ
wèi
le
zhēng
duó
jiā
chǎn
ér
tóng
shì
cāo
 

The two brothers took up arms against each other to fight for the family inheritance.

Zài
zhè
guān
jiàn
shí
 
men
néng
tóng
shì
cāo
 
yīng
gāi
tuán
jié
zhì
duì
wài
 

At this critical moment, we cannot fight among ourselves; we should unite against external threats.

Liǎng
jiā
gōng
běn
lái
shì
zuò
huǒ
bàn
 
xiàn
zài
què
tóng
shì
cāo
 
le
jià
zhàn
 

The two companies were originally partners, but now they are fighting each other, engaging in a price war.

Tóng
shì
cāo
zhǐ
huì
ràng
qīn
zhě
tòng
 
chóu
zhě
kuài
 

Internal strife only brings grief to loved ones and pleasure to enemies.