讧 (hòng) - internal conflict & internal strife

讧Tone 4

hòng ｜ 5 strokes ｜ radical: 讠

枫惠

讧 · hòng

internal conflict;

internal strife;

disorder;

confusion

internal conflictinternal strifedisorder

Usage highlights

internal strifeinternal conflictparty strifefactional discordinternal chaosmutual strife

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The company faced internal strife (内讧).
  • The team's internal conflict led to their failure (内部讧乱).
  • The political party was troubled by internal discord (党争内讧).

Collocations

  • internal strife(内讧)
  • internal conflict(内部讧争)
  • party strife(党讧)
  • factional discord(派系讧斗)
  • internal chaos(讧乱)
  • mutual strife(相讧)

Idioms

  • Internal strife brings disaster(内讧致祸)
  • Internal conflict weakens the state(内讧弱国)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in political and organizational contexts to describe destructive internal conflicts.
  • The character combines the speech radical with 'work', suggesting conflict arising from words or disputes.

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