勾心斗角
Traditional form:
勾心鬥角
Pinyin (reading):
gōuxīndòujiǎo
Definitions:
- to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
- (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
Characters:
- 勾 - to hook, to join, to connect; to entice
- 心 - heart; mind; soul
- 斗 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
- 角 - angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
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