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操戈
cāo​gē

to take up arms

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 同室操戈 tóng​shì​cāo​gē internecine strife
    literally wielding the halberd within the household; originally referring to brothers fighting, now used for internal strife within any group or organization
  • 入室操戈 rù​shì​cāo​gē to use someone's own arguments against them
    to use a person's own methods or logic to refute them
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