兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮

xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ

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1. internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)

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Child Words of 兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮

• 兄弟 兄弟 xiōng dì: brothers
• 其 其 qí: his
• 外 外 wài: outside
• 于 于 yú: (of time or place) in; at; on
• 墙 墙 qiáng: wall
• 侮 侮 wǔ: to insult
• 兄 兄 xiōng: elder brother
• 弟 弟 dì: younger brother
• 御 御 yù: to resist
• 阋 阋 xì: to argue