foreign aggression; external threat
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
foreign aggression; calamity from abroad; external threat
formalCommonly used in the set phrase '内忧外患' (internal trouble and external aggression). Often appears in historical or political contexts.
Zhè这
gè个
guó国
jiā家
zhèng正
chǔ处
yú于
nèi内
yōu忧
wài外
huàn患
zhī之
zhōng中
。
This country is facing both internal troubles and external aggression.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
zhōng中
yuán原
wáng王
cháo朝
cháng常
cháng常
xū需
yào要
dǐ抵
yù御
wài外
huàn患
。
Throughout history, the Central Plains dynasties often needed to resist foreign invasions.
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Yào要
fáng防
zhǐ止
wài外
huàn患
，
bì必
xū须
xiān先
jiě解
jué决
nèi内
yōu忧
。
To prevent external threats, internal problems must be solved first.