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兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮
兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮
xiōngdìxìyúqiáng,wàiyùqíwǔ
1.
internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
Character Breakdown
兄
xiōng
elder brother
HSK 5
5 丶
弟
dì
young brother, junior
HSK 2
7 丶
阋
xì
feud; to fight, to quarrel
11 丶
于
yú
at, in, on; to, from; alas!
HSK 3
3 丶
墙
qiáng
wall
HSK 5
14 丶
外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
HSK 2
5 丶
御
yù
chariot; to drive, to ride; to manage
HSK 6
12 丶
其
qí
his, her, its, their; that
HSK 3
8 丶
侮
wǔ
insult, ridicule, disgrace
HSK 6
9 丶
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