明争暗斗
Traditional form:
明爭暗鬥
Pinyin (reading):
míngzhēng'àndòu
Definitions:
- (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
Characters:
- 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
- 争 - to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
- 暗 - dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
- 斗 - to struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
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