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內鬥

简内斗 · 繁內鬥

Mandarin · pinyin nèi dòu

internal strife
power struggle
(of members of an organization) to fight each other

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內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
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内: nèi · inside
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii

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4–4 · nei4 dou4

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noi6 dau3

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verb

to fight against other members of the same group; to have internal strife

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