huò​qǐ​xiāo​qiáng

internal strife

Senses

祸起萧墙/ 禍起蕭牆 huò​qǐ​xiāo​qiáng internal strife

Trouble or disaster originating from within one's own group or family, referring to internal conflict rather than outside threats, from a passage in the Analects referring to a screen wall inside a palace 萧墙 xiāo​qiáng

References

see 萧墙/蕭牆 祸起萧墙/禍起蕭牆
see 萧墙之祸/蕭牆之禍 祸起萧墙/禍起蕭牆