內外交困

Chinese

		inside or outside; inside and outside	to end up in dire straits together; to have all sorts of hardships appear at once
trad. (內外交困)		內外	交困
simp. (内外交困)		内外	交困

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nèiwàijiāokùn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠㄎㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ ngoi⁶ gaau¹ kwan³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nèiwàijiāokùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠㄎㄨㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nèiwàijiaokùn
  - Wade–Giles: nei⁴-wai⁴-chiao¹-kʻun⁴
  - Yale: nèi-wài-jyāu-kwùn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neywayjiaukuenn
  - Palladius: нэйвайцзяокунь (nɛjvajczjaokunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯ən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: noi⁶ ngoi⁶ gaau¹ kwan³
  - Yale: noih ngoih gāau kwan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ ngoi⁶ gaau¹ kwan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ ngoi⁶ gao¹ kuen³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɔːi̯²² ŋɔːi̯²² kaːu̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɐn³³/

Idiom

內外交困

when a country's (internal) economy and (external) diplomatic relations are in dire straits

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