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Meaning of 勾心斗角

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gōu xīn dòu jiǎo (Trad.: 勾心鬥角)
to fight and scheme against each other (idiom); (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
Example Sentences
1
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy. -----by Dorothy Law Nolte.
2
Another is incompetence among old-fashioned, deeply politicised civil servants.
3
Politics is by nature dirty, calculating, and mired in compromise.
4
To learn that they shall reap what they plant; if they plant gossip they will harvest intrigues, if they plant love they will harvest happiness.
5
In 28, the foolish man of intrigue, struggle for dominance; smart people exercise, physiological health care. Power is temporary, health is long.