天人交戰
tiān​rén​jiāo​zhàn

internal struggle

  • created sense approved 天人交战/天人交戰 · tiān​rén​jiāo​zhàn · internal struggle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天人交战 / 天人交戰

    tiān​rén​jiāo​zhàn

    internal struggle

    to be torn between one's conscience and one's selfish desires; a mental conflict between what is right and what one wants

    天人 (literal) → 天人 · tiān​rén · moral conscience and desire 交战 (literal) → 交战/交戰 · jiāo​zhàn · to be in conflict

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    created sense