明争暗斗 (míng zhēng àn dòu) | Meaning: (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

both open and covert attacks · attack by overt and covert means明枪暗箭míng qiāng àn jiàn

scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle争权夺利zhēng quán duó lì

lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang in 206 BC against Xiang Yu of Chu) · fig. to feign one thing while doing another · to cheat under cover of a diversion明修栈道，暗渡陈仓míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng

lit. at whose hand will the deer die (idiom) · fig. who will emerge victorious鹿死谁手lù sǐ shéi shǒu

lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants龙争虎斗lóng zhēng hǔ dòu

to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) · (in palace construction) elaborate and refined勾心斗角gōu xīn dòu jiǎo

(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly

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