同室操戈 meaning in English
family members drawing swords on each other -- fratricidal strife; a quarrel among brothers in the same family; fight against one's own men; internal strife; internecine fight [feud]
Examples
- On closer inspection the battle seems to have been a confused civil strife .
仔细观察一下，这场战役看起来是一场同室操戈的混战。