兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮 xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)

CHARACTERS

兄 xiōng elder brother
弟 dì young brother; junior; i, me
阋 xì feud, fight, quarrel
于 yú in, on, at; go to; surname
墙 qiáng wall
外 wài out, outside, external; foreign
御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage
其 qí his, her, its, their; that
侮 wǔ insult, ridicule, disgrace