there is internal strife afoot

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