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

internal disunity dissolves at the threat of invasion

  • created sense approved 兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮/兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮 · xiōng​dì​xì​yú​qiáng​wài​yù​qí​wǔ · internal disunity dissolves at the threat of invasion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮 / 兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮

    xiōng​dì​xì​yú​qiáng​wài​yù​qí​wǔ

    internal disunity dissolves at the threat of invasion

    internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside; siblings may fight at home but will join forces against outsiders

    兄弟 (literal) → 兄弟 · xiōng​dì · brothers 阋 (literal) → 阋/鬩 · xì · to quarrel 于 (literal) → 于/於 · yú · in 墙 (literal) → 墙/牆 · qiáng · wall ， (non_chinese) 外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside 御 (literal) → 御/禦 · yù · to resist 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 侮 (literal) → 侮 · wǔ · to bully

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