míng​zhēng'àn​dòu

to fight openly and covertly

  • created reference approved 明争暗斗/明爭暗鬥 → 尔虞我诈/爾虞我詐 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明争暗斗 / 明爭暗鬥 míng​zhēng'àn​dòu

    尔虞我诈 / 爾虞我詐 ěr​yú​wǒ​zhà

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  • created reference approved 明争暗斗/明爭暗鬥 → 钩心斗角/鉤心鬥角 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明争暗斗 / 明爭暗鬥 míng​zhēng'àn​dòu

    钩心斗角 / 鉤心鬥角 gōu​xīn​dòu​jiǎo

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  • created reference approved 明争暗斗/明爭暗鬥 → 明枪暗箭/明槍暗箭 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明争暗斗 / 明爭暗鬥 míng​zhēng'àn​dòu

    明枪暗箭 / 明槍暗箭 míng​qiāng'àn​jiàn

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  • created reference approved 明争暗斗/明爭暗鬥 → 离心离德/離心離德 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明争暗斗 / 明爭暗鬥 míng​zhēng'àn​dòu

    离心离德 / 離心離德 lí​xīn​lí​dé

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  • created reference approved 明争暗斗/明爭暗鬥 → 同心同德 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明争暗斗 / 明爭暗鬥 míng​zhēng'àn​dòu

    同心同德 tóng​xīn​tóng​dé

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  • created reference approved 明争暗斗/明爭暗鬥 → 肝胆相照/肝膽相照 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明争暗斗 / 明爭暗鬥 míng​zhēng'àn​dòu

    肝胆相照 / 肝膽相照 gān​dǎn​xiāng​zhào

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  • created reference approved 明争暗斗/明爭暗鬥 → 协力同心/協力同心 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明争暗斗 / 明爭暗鬥 míng​zhēng'àn​dòu

    协力同心 / 協力同心 xié​lì​tóng​xīn

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  • created sense approved 明争暗斗/明爭暗鬥 · míng​zhēng'àn​dòu · to fight openly and covertly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明争暗斗 / 明爭暗鬥

    míng​zhēng'àn​dòu

    to fight openly and covertly

    (idiom) to engage in both open strife and veiled struggle; describes a situation where people are competing intensely with one another both in the open and behind the scenes

    明 (literal) → 明 · míng · openly 争 (literal) → 争/爭 · zhēng · to strive 暗斗 (literal) → 暗斗/暗鬥 · àn​dòu · secret struggle

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