兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮 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
HSK 5
elder brother
弟 dì
HSK 2
young brother; junior; i, me
鬩 xì feud, fight, quarrel
於 yú in, at, on; interjection alas!
墻 qiáng wall
外 wài
HSK 2
out, outside, external; foreign
禦 yù defend, resist, hold out against
其 qí
HSK 3
his, her, its, their; that
侮 wǔ
HSK 6
insult, ridicule, disgrace