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同室操戈

tóng shì cāo gēdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
wielding the halberd within the household (idiom) / internecine strife
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3c140d0151973add. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

同室操戈 同室操戈 [tong2 shi4 cao1 ge1] /wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 同
    tóng

    like / same / similar / together / alike / with

    tòng

    used in 胡同[hú tòng] / used in 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]

  • 室
    shì

    room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

    Shì

    surname Shi

  • 操
    cāo

    to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)

    cào

    See the full entry for source details.

  • 戈
    gē

    dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[gē ruì] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[gē léi]

    Gē

    surname Ge

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.