xiōng
qiáng

idiom
common
literary

Meaning of 兄弟阋墙

兄弟阋墙 means internal strife; conflict within a family or group; brothers quarreling at home. Pronounced xiōng dì xì qiáng.

  • internal strife; conflict within a family or group; brothers quarreling at home

Definitions & Examples

Liǎng
jiā
gōng
běn
lái
shì
zuò
huǒ
bàn
 
xiàn
zài
què
yīn
wèi
wèn
ér
xiōng
qiáng
 

The two companies were originally partners, but now they are in conflict over interests.

Zhè
guó
jiā
de
zhèng
zhì
wēi
shí
shàng
shì
tǒng
zhì
tuán
nèi
xiōng
qiáng
de
jié
guǒ
 

The political crisis in this country is actually the result of internal strife within the ruling group.

Xiōng
qiáng
 
wài
 
zhè
shì
men
zhōng
huá
mín
de
chuán
tǒng
zhì
huì
 

Brothers may quarrel at home, but they unite against external insults—this is the traditional wisdom of the Chinese nation.