内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
Meaning: domestic trouble and foreign aggression; in a mess both domestically and abroad
Original: "1921年,五四运动之后,在中华民族内忧外患、社会危机空前深重的背景下,在马克思列宁主义同中国工人运动相结合的进程中,中国共产党诞生了。"
Translation: "In 1921, following the May Fourth Movement, at a time of unprecedented social crisis when our people were beset by domestic turmoil and foreign aggression, the Communist Party of China was born from the meeting of Marxism-Leninism and the Chinese workers’ movement."