内忧外困

Traditional form:

內憂外困

Pinyin (reading):

nèiyōuwàikùn

Definitions:

• internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

Characters:

• 内 - inside
• 忧 - sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 困 - to surround; to besiege; surrounded, in distress; poor; tired, sleepy

Traditional characters:

• 內 - inside
• 憂 - sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 困 - to surround; to besiege; surrounded, in distress; poor; tired, sleepy