兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮

hing1 dai6 jik1 jyu1 coeng4 ，ngoi6 jyu6 kei4 mou5

internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)

Written Forms

兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮Traditional · Main Form
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮Alternate Form

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