内忧外患

Traditional form:

內憂外患

Pinyin (reading):

nèiyōuwàihuàn

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
• 患 - suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer

Traditional characters:

• 內 - inside
• 憂 - sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
• 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
• 患 - suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer