internal conflict; fight among allies; internecine struggle
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Meanings
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to have a falling-out among allies; to engage in internal strife; to fight and kill each other within a group
neutralOriginally used to describe violent conflict between factions or allies, often resulting in one side eliminating the other. Common in historical and gangster contexts. The characters '火' and '并' are both simplified; the traditional form '火並' is less common.
Nà那
liǎng两
gè个
bāng帮
pài派
wèi为
le了
zhēng争
duó夺
dì地
pán盘
，
zuì最
zhōng终
huǒ火
bìng并
le了
。
Those two gangs ended up fighting each other over territory.
Gōng公
sī司
gāo高
céng层
nèi内
dòu斗
，
chà差
diǎn点
yǐn引
fā发
yī一
chǎng场
huǒ火
bìng并
。
The infighting among the company's top management almost triggered an internal conflict.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
hěn很
duō多
nóng农
mín民
qǐ起
yì义
jūn军
zuì最
hòu后
dōu都
yīn因
nèi内
bù部
fēn分
qí歧
ér而
huǒ火
bìng并
。
Historically, many peasant rebel armies ended up fighting among themselves due to internal disagreements.
Tā他
men们
běn本
shì是
hé合
huǒ伙
rén人
，
què却
yīn因
lì利
yì益
fēn分
pèi配
bù不
jūn均
zuì最
zhōng终
huǒ火
bìng并
。
They were originally partners, but they ended up in conflict over uneven profit distribution.