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鉤心鬥角 (ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3) — intrigue/scheme against each other; jockey for position; infighting in Cantonese

ngauˉ¹鉤samˉ¹心dau˗₃鬥gok˗₃角
简 勾心斗角
Mandarin Pinyin: gou1 xin1 dou4 jiao3

Meaning of 鉤心鬥角

nounintrigue/scheme against each other; jockey for position; infighting

Characters in 鉤心鬥角

鉤ngau1
hooked stroke (in Chinese character)
心sam1
Kangxi radical 61
鬥dau3
fight; tussle; combat
角gok3
(of an animal) horn; antenna; feeler

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