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內憂外患

简内忧外患 · 繁內憂外患

Mandarin · pinyin nèi yōu wài huàn

internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

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4–1–4–4 · nei4 you1 wai4 huan4

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noi6 jau1 ngoi6 waan6

Cantonese word readings for 內憂外患. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

noi6 jau1 ngoi6 waan6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(of a country) internal and external troubles; internal upheaval and external invasions