noun
troubles both at home and abroad
A yojijukugo used in political or historical contexts to describe a nation facing internal strife and external threats simultaneously.
その国は内憂外患に苦しんでいた。
The country was suffering from troubles both at home and abroad.
A yojijukugo composed of 内 (inside), 憂 (worry), 外 (outside), and 患 (trouble), literally meaning 'internal worries and external troubles'.