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变起萧墙 — “Strife begins within the inner screen wall”

变起萧墙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Internal conflict or problems arise within an organization, family, or group; trouble originates from within”. Literally, “Strife begins within the inner screen wall”.

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变起萧墙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

变起萧墙 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
变
biàn8change, transform, become
起
qǐ10to rise, start, or begin
萧
xiāo12desolate, bleak, withered
墙
qiáng14wall

Example Sentence with 变起萧墙

这家公司看起来光鲜亮丽,不料最近却变起萧墙,业绩持续下滑。
This company appeared prosperous, but unexpectedly, internal troubles have recently emerged, causing its performance to continually decline.

Idioms Related to 变起萧墙

Synonyms of 变起萧墙

  • huò祸qǐ起xiāo萧qiáng墙Trouble arises from within

More idioms starting with 变

  • biàn变sú俗yì易jiào教change customs and transform teachings
  • biàn变dòng动bù不jū居constantly changing, never static
  • biàn变huà化wàn万duān端ever-changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变huà化bù不cè测unpredictable and ever-changing
  • biàn变huà化bù不qióng穷endless changes and inexhaustible variations
  • biàn变huà化duō多duān端full of unpredictable changes
  • biàn变huà化rú如shén神change unpredictably and miraculously
  • biàn变huà化wú无cháng常constantly changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变huà化wú无fāng方ever-changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变huà化wú无qióng穷endless changes
  • biàn变huà化mò莫cè测ever-changing and unpredictable
  • biàn变wēi危wéi为ān安turn danger into safety

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What does 变起萧墙 mean?

变起萧墙 (biàn qǐ xiāo qiáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Internal conflict or problems arise within an organization, family, or group; trouble originates from within”.

How do you pronounce 变起萧墙?

变起萧墙 is pronounced biàn qǐ xiāo qiáng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 变起萧墙 literally mean?

Literally, 变起萧墙 means “Strife begins within the inner screen wall”. It is used to mean “Internal conflict or problems arise within an organization, family, or group; trouble originates from within”.

What is the Chinese definition of 变起萧墙?

萧墙:古代宫室内当门的小墙,比喻内部。指祸变发生在内部

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