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攘外安内

rǎng wài ān nèi

Definitions

  1. 1. to resist foreign aggression and pacify the interior of the country (idiom)

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Child Words of 攘外安内

内
nèi

inside

外
wài

outside

安
ān

(bound form) calm; peaceful

攘
rǎng

(literary) to push up one's sleeves

攘外
rǎng wài

to resist foreign aggression