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钩心斗角

gōu xīn dòu jiǎo

4-character word Traditional 鉤心鬥角

What 钩心斗角 means

1. variant of {勾心斗角|gōu xīn dòu jiǎo}

The characters in 钩心斗角

• 钩gōuto hook; to sew; to crochet
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 斗dòuto fight; to struggle; to condemn
• 角jiǎoangle; corner; horn

Sounds the same

Read gōu xīn dòu jiǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 勾心斗角to fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and…