Brother like wall, a Chinese idiom, is spelled xi ō ng d ì x ì qi á ng, which means the dispute between brothers, and also refers to internal struggle. It comes from The Book of Songs Xiaoya Changdi. [1]
Chinese name quarrel between brothers
Foreign name internal strife
Pinyin xiōng dì xì qiáng Origin The Book of Songs, Xiaoya, Changdi [2 ]
Interpretation Metaphor of internal struggle
antonym unity against foreign aggression
Phonetic transcription ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ Origin of Idioms
Announce The Book of Songs, Xiaoya, Changdi: "Brothers form on the wall and guard their affairs outside." [1] [2 ] As predicate, complement Clause ； It refers to internal struggle. [1] Example
But Xia tired that guy, and he just wanted to be a brother and brother, leading wolves into the house! ★ Guo Moruo《 Flower of Tangdi 》Act II
