Definition

1. Noun:
   • Civil war: A war between organized groups within the same state or country, typically with the aim of taking control of the central government, achieving independence for a region, or changing government policies. The opposing groups are often factions of the same nation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cuộc nội chiến kéo dài đã tàn phá đất nước. (The prolonged civil war devastated the country.)
  • Lịch sử ghi nhận nhiều cuộc nội chiến đẫm máu. (History records many bloody civil wars.)
  • Hai bên trong cuộc nội chiến cuối cùng đã đạt được thỏa thuận hòa bình. (The two sides in the civil war finally reached a peace agreement.)

Advanced Usage

• The term nội chiến is used in historical and political contexts. It implies a conflict internal to a nation, distinguishing it from an international war.
• It can be part of compound terms in academic discourse, such as nguyên nhân nội chiến (causes of civil war) or hậu quả nội chiến (consequences of civil war).

Variants and Related Words

• Chiến tranh (n): war.
• Xung đột (n): conflict.
• Loạn lạc (n): turmoil, strife (often implying a state of disorder due to conflict).

Synonyms

• Civil war: The direct and primary equivalent.
• Internecine war: A more formal term for a destructive conflict within a group.
• Intrastate war: A technical term used in political science for war within a state.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Nồi da xáo thịt: (Literally: "cooking skin and meat in the same pot") An idiom describing the tragedy of internal strife or civil war, where compatriots fight each other.
  • Cuộc nội chiến ấy thực sự là cảnh nồi da xáo thịt. (That civil war was truly a scene of compatriots tearing each other apart.)

noun

1. civilwar