there is internal strife afoot
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is "x ì NQ ǐ Xi ā oqi á ng", which means that troubles happen at home and refers to troubles inside. It's from the monument to the God of Sima clan, general of the Zhou Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Yu Xin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty wrote in the monument to the God of Sima family, the general of the Zhou Dynasty: "it's a time of chaos and a time of defiance."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute, it refers to internal troubles.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: quarrel and disaster
Chinese PinYin : xìn qǐ xiāo qiáng
there is internal strife afoot
be frightened out of one's wits. xīn dǎn jù liè
The Phoenix falls over the Phoenix. luán diān fèng dǎo
range upon range of mountains. chóng luán dié yǎn