自相戕贼 — “To cause internal strife and mutual destruction”
自相戕贼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cause internal strife and mutual destruction”. To hurt one another within one's own group or ranks. Literally, “Mutually harm/kill each other”.
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自相戕贼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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在关键时刻，如果团队成员不能保持团结，反而自相戕贼，那么任何目标都难以实现。
At critical moments, if team members cannot maintain unity and instead engage in mutual harm, then any goal will be difficult to achieve.
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What does 自相戕贼 mean?
自相戕贼 (zì xiāng qiāng zéi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cause internal strife and mutual destruction”.
How do you pronounce 自相戕贼?
自相戕贼 is pronounced zì xiāng qiāng zéi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自相戕贼 literally mean?
Literally, 自相戕贼 means “Mutually harm/kill each other”. It is used to mean “to cause internal strife and mutual destruction”.
What is the Chinese definition of 自相戕贼?
戕贼：伤害，残害。自己人互相杀害