禍起蕭牆
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Chinese[edit]
disaster | to rise; to raise; to get up | screen wall facing the gate of a traditional Chinese house | ||
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trad. (禍起蕭牆) | 禍 | 起 | 蕭牆 | |
simp. (祸起萧墙) | 祸 | 起 | 萧墙 |
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Verb[edit]
禍起蕭牆
- to suffer from internal conflicts (especially civil wars)