同室操戈 tóng shì cāo gē

fight within the same group; civil strife

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 74964th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
同 tóng HSK 1
same; together; with
室 shì HSK 2
room; work unit; family or clan
操 cāo HSK 5
to exercise; to drill (practice); to control
戈 gē
surname Ge; dagger-axe; abbr. for 戈瑞gē ruì