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自相残杀
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自相残杀 — “To engage in internecine strife”

自相残杀 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in internecine strife”. To fight or kill each other among members of the same group, faction, or family. Literally, “mutually harm and kill each other”.

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自相残杀 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 自zì
  • 相xiāng
  • 残cán
  • 杀shā

自相残杀 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
自
zì6from, self, naturally
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
残
cán9harm, destroy, or cruel
杀
shā6to kill

Example Sentence with 自相残杀

由于团队内部的矛盾激化,他们最终陷入了自相残杀的境地,导致项目彻底失败。
Due to intensified internal conflicts, the team eventually fell into a state of internecine strife, leading to the complete failure of the project.

Idioms Related to 自相残杀

Synonyms of 自相残杀

  • tóng同shì室cāo操gē戈internal strife
  • zhǔ煮dòu豆rán燃qí萁internal strife among close relatives
  • zì自xiāng相yú鱼ròu肉to engage in internal strife

Antonyms of 自相残杀

  • tóng同chóu仇dí敌kài忾share a common hatred for the enemy
  • tóng同zhōu舟gòng共jì济pull together in a common cause
  • lù戮lì力tóng同xīn心work together with one heart

More idioms starting with 自

  • zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
  • zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
  • zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
  • zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
  • zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
  • zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
  • zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
  • zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
  • zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
  • zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
  • zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
  • zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated

Questions about 自相残杀

What does 自相残杀 mean?
自相残杀 (zì xiāng cán shā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in internecine strife”.
How do you pronounce 自相残杀?
自相残杀 is pronounced zì xiāng cán shā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自相残杀 literally mean?
Literally, 自相残杀 means “mutually harm and kill each other”. It is used to mean “to engage in internecine strife”.
What is the Chinese definition of 自相残杀?
残:伤害。自己人互相杀害。
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