Xi qiang, Xī qiāng, Xì qiáng, Xī qiáng: 4 definitions

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鬩牆 [xì qiáng] [xi qiang]—
The phrase originates from Shijing (The Classic of Poetry) 《詩經 [shi jing]》, "Xiao Ya (Minor Odes)" 小雅 [xiao ya], "Chang Di (Cherry Tree)" 常棣 [chang di]: "Brothers quarrel within the wall, but resist external threats" 兄弟鬩於牆 [xiong di xi yu qiang],外禦其務 [wai yu qi wu]. It is a metaphor for brothers fighting among themselves 兄弟相爭 [xiong di xiang zheng], extended to mean internal struggles 內部的爭鬥 [nei bu de zheng dou] within a nation 國家 [guo jia] or a group 集團 [ji tuan]. For example: "The two factions 兩派 [liang pai] within the party 黨內 [dang nei] are engaged in internal strife , severely impacting the entire party's 黨 [dang] image 形象 [xing xiang]."

鬩牆:語本《詩經.小雅.常棣》:「兄弟鬩於牆,外禦其務。」比喻兄弟相爭,引申為國家或集團內部的爭鬥。如:「黨內兩派鬩牆,嚴重影響到整個黨的形象。」

xì qiáng: yǔ běn < shī jīng. xiǎo yǎ. cháng dì>: “xiōng dì xì yú qiáng, wài yù qí wù.” bǐ yù xiōng dì xiāng zhēng, yǐn shēn wèi guó jiā huò jí tuán nèi bù de zhēng dòu. rú: “dǎng nèi liǎng pài xì qiáng, yán zhòng yǐng xiǎng dào zhěng gè dǎng de xíng xiàng.”

xi qiang: yu ben < shi jing. xiao ya. chang di>: "xiong di xi yu qiang, wai yu qi wu." bi yu xiong di xiang zheng, yin shen wei guo jia huo ji tuan nei bu de zheng dou. ru: "dang nei liang pai xi qiang, yan zhong ying xiang dao zheng ge dang de xing xiang."

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

西牆 t = 西墙 s = xī qiáng p refers to [proper noun] “Western Wall; Wailing Wall”; Domain: History 历史 [li shi] , Concept: Historical sites and scenic places 名胜古迹 [ming sheng gu ji]; Notes: Jerusalem (CC-CEDICT '西牆 [xi qiang]') .

Source: NTI Reader: Chinese-English dictionary
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