内忧外患
nèi​yōu​wài​huàn

domestic strife and foreign aggression

  • created sense approved 内忧外患/內憂外患 · nèi​yōu​wài​huàn · domestic strife and foreign aggression — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    内忧外患 / 內憂外患

    nèi​yōu​wài​huàn

    domestic strife and foreign aggression

    internal trouble and outside aggression, usually referring to a nation facing both internal rebellion and external invasion

    内忧 (literal) → 内忧/內憂 · nèi​yōu · domestic troubles 外患 (literal) → 外患 · wài​huàn · foreign aggression

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 内忧外患/內憂外患 · nèi​yōu​wài​huàn · beset by difficulties — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    内忧外患 / 內憂外患

    nèi​yōu​wài​huàn

    beset by difficulties

    metaphorically used to describe an individual or organization facing both internal disputes and external pressures

    内忧 (literal) → 内忧/內憂 · nèi​yōu · domestic troubles 外患 (literal) → 外患 · wài​huàn · foreign aggression

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense