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禍起蕭牆. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
Etymology
From 《論語·季氏》,[1] wherein Confucius commented on the Ji family, which was waging a civil war within the state of Lu, saying that they would find their misfortune within "the screen of their own court" (蕭牆).
Pronunciation
Verb
禍起蕭牆
- to suffer from internal conflicts (especially civil wars)
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