Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「勾心鬥角」 for your learning.
Here, we present the idiom 「勾心鬥角」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Originally it refers to the intricate and exquisite structure of palace buildings. Later it is used as a metaphor for using all one’s efforts to fight openly and secretly.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
