明爭暗鬥

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	struggle; fight	dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret	fight; contend; incite fight; contend; incite; meet; encounter
trad. (明爭暗鬥)		明	爭	暗	鬥
simp. (明争暗斗)		明	争	暗	斗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngzhēng'àndòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥ ㄢˋ ㄉㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zang¹ am³ dau³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-cheng-àm-tò͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngzhēng'àndòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥ ㄢˋ ㄉㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngjheng-àndòu
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-chêng¹-an⁴-tou⁴
    • Yale: míng-jēng-àn-dòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjenganndow
    • Palladius: минчжэнъаньдоу (minčžɛnʺanʹdou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ zang¹ am³ dau³
    • Yale: mìhng jāng am dau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzang¹ am³ dau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ zeng¹ em³ deo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ ɐm³³ tɐu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-cheng-àm-tò͘
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-tsing-àm-tòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengzeng'armdox
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² am²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ³³ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² am²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ²¹/

Idiom

明爭暗鬥

1. open and veiled strife