hòng

讧

Character · VerbTraditional訌

strife; internal conflict

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to quarrel internally; to be in conflict

formal

Usually describes discord or strife within a group, organization, or country. Predominantly used in formal or literary contexts, and almost always in the compound '内讧'.

Tuán团
duì队
nèi内
hòng讧
dǎo导
zhì致
xiàng项
mù目
shī失
bài败
 。

Internal strife within the team led to the project's failure.

Gāi该
guó国
yīn因
zhèng政
zhì治
nèi内
hòng讧
ér而
xiàn陷
rù入
wēi危
jī机
 。

The country plunged into crisis due to political infighting.

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Gōng公
sī司
gāo高
céng层
de的
nèi内
hòng讧
dòng动
yáo摇
le了
tóu投
zī资
zhě者
de的
xìn信
xīn心
 。

The infighting among the company's top management shook investor confidence.