| 兄弟阋墙 | xiōng dì xì qiáng | internecine strife (idiom); fighting among oneself | |
| 兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮 | xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ | internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom) |
| 1 | Not everything that has gone wrong at Microsoft is due to internecine warfare. | |
| 2 | One should never owing to internal trouble forget our determination to join forces to oppose the enemy. | |
| 3 | An artist's picture of the solar system, released by the European Space Agency. Ceres, Pluto and Eris are not shown . | |
| 4 | Also located in this area, but far beyond the range of amateur telescopes, is the dwarf planet Eris. | |
| 5 | There has been hatred between brothers, parents and children, sibling rivalry and spouses have failed each other. |