family squabble; internal strife
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to quarrel; to bicker within a family; to have domestic strife
literaryA literary and archaic term specifically describing quarrels among family members (e.g., between sisters-in-law). The variant form '勃豀' is also acceptable.
Gǔ古
shí时
jiā家
tíng庭
rén人
kǒu口
zhòng众
duō多
，
gū姑
sǎo嫂
bó勃
xī谿
shì是
cháng常
yǒu有
de的
shì事
。
In ancient times with large families, quarrels between sisters-in-law were commonplace.
Jiā家
zhái宅
bù不
níng宁
，
xiōng兄
dì弟
bó勃
xī谿
，
lìng令
lǎo老
fù父
yōu忧
xīn心
chōng忡
chōng忡
。
The house was unsettled, with brothers squabbling, which deeply worried their old father.
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Tā他
yīn因
jiā家
shì事
bó勃
xī谿
ér而
fán烦
nǎo恼
bù不
yǐ已
。
He was deeply troubled by the domestic strife at home.