- internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
Characters
- 内 (內): inside; inner; internal; within; interior
- 忧 (憂): to worry; to concern oneself with; worried; anxiety; sorrow; (literary) to observe mourning
- 外 (外): outside; in addition; foreign; external
- 患 (患): to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry
Resources
- Wiktionary: 内忧外患
- MDBG: 内忧外患
- Examples with 内忧外患 on Tatoeba
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