Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮 xiōng dì xì yú qiáng ， wài yù qí wǔ
fight inside, unite against outside enemies
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
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elder brother
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younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
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to argue; to quarrel
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at; in; to
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wall; variant of 牆qiáng, wall
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outside; external; foreign
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imperial; to manage; to govern
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its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
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to insult; to ridicule; to disgrace
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