external calamity; foreign aggression
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
external calamity; disaster originating from outside; foreign aggression
literarySynonymous with 外患 (wài huàn), often used in formal or historical contexts. Commonly appears in the phrase 内忧外患 (internal trouble and external aggression).
Zhè这
chǎng场
wài外
huò祸
shǐ使
guó国
jiā家
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
wēi危
jī机
。
This external calamity plunged the nation into a severe crisis.
Gǔ古
dài代
wáng王
cháo朝
cháng常
yīn因
biān边
fáng防
báo薄
ruò弱
ér而
zhāo招
zhì致
wài外
huò祸
。
Ancient dynasties often invited external disasters due to weak border defenses.
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Qīng清
mò末
shí时
qī期
，
Zhōng中
guó国
miàn面
lín临
nèi内
yōu忧
wài外
huàn患
de的
shuāng双
chóng重
yā压
lì力
。
During the late Qing period, China faced the dual pressures of internal unrest and external aggression.