勾心斗角 — Chinese idiom
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
Traditional: 勾心鬥角
Meaning
- to fight and scheme against each other
- (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
Character by character
- 勾gōuto hook, to join, to connect; to entice
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
- 斗dòuto struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
- 角jiǎoangle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
Idioms sharing a character
- 勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi
- 一心一德 yī xīn yī dé
- 一心二用 yī xīn èr yòng
- 一门心思 yī mén xīn si
- 三心二意 sān xīn èr yì
- 人心不古 rén xīn bù gǔ
- 人心惶惶 rén xīn huáng huáng
- 人心难测 rén xīn nán cè
- 人面兽心 rén miàn shòu xīn
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn
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