反はん間かん苦く肉にく

noun

stratagem of sowing discord in the enemy camp through sedition

A yojijukugo referring to a specific military or political tactic: using spies, rumors, or betrayal to create internal conflict among opponents. Rare in everyday conversation; mostly encountered in historical or strategic contexts.

• 孫そん子しの兵へい法ほうには、反はん間かん苦く肉にくの計けいが説とかれている。

  Sun Tzu's Art of War discusses the stratagem of causing internal strife in the enemy camp.