brothers at loggerheads(dǒu sù chǐ bù)

brothers at loggerheads

It refers to the discord between brothers due to conflict of interests.

It is used as subject, object and attributive

Idiom information

[idiom] Dou Su Chi Bu [phonetic notation] d ǒ us ù ch ǐ B ù [structure] combined style [time] ancient times [synonym] Chi Bu Dou Su [Tongyun CI] have a lot of help, Gao Liang Wan Yu, rely on the door, wind and rain, suddenly realize, hand after heart, go all out, full of bed and Wat, both far and near, lenient

The origin of Idioms

A foot of cloth can be sewn; a bucket of millet can be pounded; the two brothers are incompatible. Historical records: biographies of Hengshan in Huainan

Idiom story

During the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Chang, the younger brother of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, was demoted to Shu County by Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty after he was defeated in the rebellion. He fasted on the road and died. People feel deeply about this and spread a folk song: "a foot of cloth can be sewn; a bucket of millet can be pounded; the two brothers are incompatible." To satirize brothers.

Examples of Idioms

It is said that cooking beans and burning dustpan are harmful to each other. Cheng dengji, Ming Dynasty (Volume 2)

Chinese PinYin : dǒu sù chǐ bù