Bao Dai

The time has come to put an end to the fratricidal war and to recover at last peace and accord.

Vietnamese Statesman

Used in stories to describe extreme family conflicts, often with tragic outcomes.

Literary Drama

Can be metaphorical, doesn't always mean actual death, but rather betrayal or harm.

Not Literal

Conveys deep emotional intensity and the severing of close family bonds.

Strong Emotion

Refers to large-scale violence within a group, not just between individual siblings.

Group Conflict

Symbolizes deep divisions that can lead to the self-destruction of a community.

Symbolic Meaning

Common in political or social analysis to discuss conflicts in organizations or nations.

Used in Analysis

 while residents of some cities enjoyed great culture, literacy, and even democratic freedoms uncommon for the time. But nothing lasts forever. Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power