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 ㄐㄧㄠ ㄎㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ ngoi⁶ gaau¹ kwan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nèiwàijiāokùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄎㄨㄣˋ
    • 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

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