勾心鬥角

Simplified: 勾心斗角

gōuxīndòujiǎo ㄍㄡ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

    • to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
    • elaborate and refined

      in palace construction

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