勾心鬥角 [－－斗－]

Jyutping ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3
Pinyin gōu xīn dòu jiǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    費盡​心神​，​明爭​暗鬥
    to spare no effort in plotting and scheming against one another
    • 公司裏面啲人成日都勾心鬥角，你要小心啲呀！
      公司里面啲人成日都勾心斗角，你要小心啲呀！
      gung1 si1 leoi5 min6 di1 jan4 seng4 jat6 dou1 ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3, nei5 jiu3 siu2 sam1 di1 aa3!
      People in the company are always plotting and scheming against each other, so you need to be careful!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic, in palace construction
    elaborate and refined
    • 五步一樓，十步一閣。廊腰縵回，檐牙高啄，各抱地勢，鈎心鬥角。
      五步一楼，十步一阁。廊腰缦回，檐牙高啄，各抱地势，钩心斗角。
      wǔ bù yī lóu ， shí bù yī gé ． láng yāo màn huí ， yán yá gāo zhuó ， gè bào dì shì ， gōu xīn dòu jiǎo ．
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  2. phrase, idiomatic
    to fight and scheme against each other
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    公司里面啲人成日都勾心斗角，你要小心啲呀！
    公司裏面啲人成日都勾心鬥角，你要小心啲呀！
    gung1 si1 leoi5 min6 di1 jan4 seng4 jat6 dou1 ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3, nei5 jiu3 siu2 sam1 di1 aa3!
    • People in the company are always plotting and scheming against each other, so you need to be careful!