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操戈同室 — “Internal strife”

操戈同室 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “internal strife”. Conflict among one's own people; fratricidal struggle. Literally, “wielding weapons in the same room”.

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操戈同室 Pronunciation and Pinyin

操戈同室 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
操
cāo16hold, operate, manage, conduct
戈
gē4ancient Chinese halberd
同
tóng6same, together, with
室
shì9room, chamber, or family

Example Sentence with 操戈同室

项目团队因为意见不合,导致成员之间操戈同室,最终延误了项目的进度。
Due to disagreements, the project team experienced internal strife, with members fighting among themselves, which ultimately delayed the project's progress.

Idioms Related to 操戈同室

Synonyms of 操戈同室

  • xiōng兄dì弟xì阋qiáng墙Internal conflict among close associates
  • tóng同shì室cāo操gē戈internal strife

More idioms starting with 操

  • cāo操zhī之guò过qiè切act with undue haste
  • cāo操zhī之guò过jí急act with undue haste
  • cāo操zhī之guò过jī激act too drastically
  • cāo操zhī之guò过cù蹙act with undue haste
  • cāo操dāo刀shāng伤jǐn锦incompetent for a critical role
  • cāo操dāo刀zhì制jǐn锦take up an official post
  • cāo操dāo刀bì必gē割act decisively and promptly
  • cāo操qiè切cóng从shì事act too hastily
  • cāo操qí奇jì计yíng赢hoard rare goods for huge profit
  • cāo操qí奇zhú逐yíng赢hoard goods for exorbitant profit
  • cāo操bì必shèng胜zhī之quàn券To be certain of victory
  • cāo操gē戈rù入shì室use opponent's logic against them

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Questions about 操戈同室

What does 操戈同室 mean?

操戈同室 (cāo gē tóng shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “internal strife”.

How do you pronounce 操戈同室?

操戈同室 is pronounced cāo gē tóng shì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 操戈同室 literally mean?

Literally, 操戈同室 means “wielding weapons in the same room”. It is used to mean “internal strife”.

What is the Chinese definition of 操戈同室?

指兄弟相残或内部纷争。

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