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Home / Idiom / 同室操戈

wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife

同室操戈
tóng shì sāo gē
t+óng·2nd tonesh+ì·4th tones+āo·1st toneg+ē·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. why the urgent boiling? (idiom) · fig. to attack one's own kin with undue haste; to be cruelly oppressive towards one's own brothers相煎何急xiāng jiān hé jíto massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife自相残杀zì xiāng cán shā(of rival gangs or armed factions etc) to engage in internecine violence; to have an open fight; to clash on the streets; to have a shootout火并huǒ bìnginternal disorder · civil strife · civil unrest内乱nèi luàninternal strife内讧nèi hòngnot to get along well · to be on bad terms · to be at odds · discord不和bù hé
Antonyms
anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary同仇敌忾tóng chóu dí kàito work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts · to pull together · to work as one同心协力tóng xīn xié lì