勾心鬥角

Chinese

 
affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel; to delineate; hook
heart; mind
 
fight; contend; incite; meet; encounter
 
horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (勾心鬥角)
simp. (勾心斗角)
variant forms 鉤心鬥角钩心斗角

Pronunciation


Idiom

勾心鬥角

  1. (in palace construction)​ elaborate and refined
  2. to fight and scheme against each other
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