人民内部矛盾 rén mín nèi bù máo dùn

DEFINITIONS

  1. internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)

CHARACTERS

人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
民 mín people, subjects, citizens
内 nèi inside
部 bù part, division, section
矛 máo spear, lance; KangXi radical 110
盾 dùn shield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder