自相魚肉 zì xiāng yú ròu

to kill each other; cruel inner conflict

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another
  2. 2. internecine strife

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
魚 yú
fish; surname Yu
肉 ròu HSK 2
meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)