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同室操戈

Mandarin · pinyin tóng shì cāo gē

wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife

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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
室: shì · room, home, house, chamber; 13th lunar mansion, determinative star α Pegasi (Markab)
操: cāo · conduct, run, control, manage
戈: gē · halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62

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2–4–1–1 · tong2 shi4 cao1 ge1

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tung4 sat1 cou1 gwo1

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(of siblings) to fight one another
(idiomatic) to fight each other who is in the same group; to have internal conflict or strife

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