Definition

1. Noun:
   • Internal trouble: A state of internal disorder, unrest, or conflict within a country, organization, or system. It refers to instability or disturbance arising from within, rather than from an external force.
   • Internal disturbance: A situation marked by internal strife, upheaval, or complication that disrupts normal order.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Triều đại đó sụp đổ vì nội biến. (That dynasty collapsed due to internal trouble.)
  • Công ty đang phải đối mặt với nội biến giữa các cổ đông. (The company is facing internal trouble among its shareholders.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical, political, or organizational contexts to describe a significant internal crisis, such as a coup, factional war, or major leadership struggle that threatens the entity's stability.

Variants and Related Words

• Biến động nội bộ (n): Internal turmoil/upheaval.
  • Biến động nội bộ đã làm suy yếu chính phủ. (Internal turmoil has weakened the government.)

Synonyms

• Internal strife: Conflict within a group.
• Internal unrest: A state of dissatisfaction and disturbance within.
• Domestic turmoil: Disorder within a country.

Related Idioms

• While "nội biến" itself is a formal term, it is conceptually related to the idiom:
  • Trong nhà chưa tỏ, ngoài ngõ đã tường: Literally "Not yet clear inside the house, but already known on the street," meaning internal troubles or secrets eventually become public knowledge.

    • Nội biến của tập đoàn ấy đúng là "trong nhà chưa tỏ, ngoài ngõ đã tường". (That corporation's internal trouble is a case of "internal matters becoming public gossip.")

1. Internal trouble