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Home / Idiom / 自相残杀

to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

自相残杀
zì xiāng cán shā
z+ì·4th tonex+iāng·1st tonec+án·2nd tonesh+ā·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife同室操戈tóng shì cāo gēburning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife煮豆燃萁zhǔ dòu rán qíbutchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another · internecine strife自相鱼肉zì xiāng yú ròuclose kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife骨肉相残gǔ ròu xiāng cán
Antonyms
anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary同仇敌忾tóng chóu dí kàicross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests · obliged to collaborate towards common goals同舟共济tóng zhōu gòng jì(idiom) to join forces to work towards a common goal戮力同心lù lì tóng xīn