rǎng​wài'ān​nèi

resist aggression and pacify the country

  1. to reject
    (literary) to reject; to resist or repel outside forces, as in the phrase 安内攘外 ān​nèi​rǎng​wài
  2. wài adverb
    foreign
    foreign; external; referring to countries other than one's own
  3. ān verb
    to set at ease
    to calm or pacify; to comfort; to make someone feel stable or at ease
  4. nèi locative
    inside
    inside; within; inner; internal; specifically refers to the interior or domestic domain as opposed to the exterior or foreign domain; often used in spatial or temporal contexts