暗鬥 [－斗]

Jyutping ngam3 dau3
Pinyin àn dòu

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    secret struggle; veiled strife
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    明争暗斗
    明爭暗鬥
    ming4 zang1 am3 dau3
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    经过一番明争暗斗，佢终于揾到呢份工。
    經過一番明爭暗鬥，佢終於揾到呢份工。
    ging1 gwo3 jat1 faan1 ming4 zang1 am3 dau3, keoi5 zung1 jyu1 wan2 dou2 ni1 fan6 gung1.
    • He has struggled very hard for the position he's in now.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    明争暗斗
    明爭暗鬥
    míng zhēn gàn dòu
    • both open strife and veiled struggle