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兄弟阋墙

xiōng dì xì qiáng

4-character word Traditional 兄弟鬩牆

What 兄弟阋墙 means

1. internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself

The characters in 兄弟阋墙

• 兄xiōngelder brother
• 弟dìyounger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
• 阋xìto argue; to quarrel
• 墙qiángwall; (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被墙

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