自相残杀

Traditional: 自相殘殺

zì xiāng cán shā

Dictionary entry

to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

What does 自相残杀 mean?

自相残杀 (zì xiāng cán shā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

Character breakdown

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自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 相Xiāngsurname Xiang 残cánto destroy · to spoil 杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack · to weaken; to reduce

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自相残杀

zì xiāng cán shā

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