自相魚肉

简 自相鱼肉 · 繁 自相魚肉
Mandarin · pinyin zì xiāng yú ròu

Meanings

  1. butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another
  2. internecine strife
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自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
魚
yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
肉
ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
鱼
yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
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4–1–2–4 · zi4 xiang1 yu2 rou4

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zi6 soeng1 jyu4 juk6

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自相魚肉 · zi4 xiang1 yu2 rou4
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Exact source record自相魚肉 自相鱼肉 [zi4 xiang1 yu2 rou4] /butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another/internecine strife/