internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
trad. 內憂外困
Also written 內憂外困【nèi yōu wài kùn】
Characters in this word
4内
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inside, inner, internal, within, interior
- Pinyin
- nèi
- Traditional
- 內
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 744 of 2500
忧
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to worry, to concern oneself with, worried, anxiety, sorrow, (literary) to observe mourning
- Pinyin
- yōu
- Traditional
- 憂
- Strokes
- 7
外
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outside, in addition, foreign, external
- Pinyin
- wài
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 2016 of 2500
困
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to trap, to surround, hard-pressed, stranded, destitute
- Pinyin
- kùn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 12835 of 2500