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内讧 (nèi hòng) — to engage in internal strife, to have infighting

Definition

Refers to internal strife or infighting — conflict and division WITHIN a group (team, company, party), not against outsiders. Often carries a negative tone of disunity that weakens the group.

verb
to engage in internal strifeto have infighting

Examples

  • 内讧，。
    Nǐ men liǎng gè bié zài nèi hòng le, yǒu wèn tí hǎo hǎo gōu tōng.
    You two stop the infighting; if there's a problem, communicate properly.
  • 内讧，。
    Gōng sī gāo céng duō cì nèi hòng, zuì zhōng dǎo zhì pò chǎn.
    Company executives repeatedly had internal strife, eventually leading to bankruptcy.
  • 内讧，。
    Zhè ge tuán duì yí dàn nèi hòng, jiù hěn nán zài hé zuò xià qù.
    Once this team has internal strife, it's hard to continue cooperating.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

内nèiinternal
讧hòngstrife

内 shows that the strife 讧 is inside a group.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 入入rùto enter
  • 冂冂jiōnghouse

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in
Conflict & Agreement

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