明争暗斗
míngzhēng-àndòuTraditional 明爭暗鬥
open strife and veiled struggle
Every meaning
míngzhēng-àndòu
- open strife and veiled struggle
Its characters
- 明míngbright; light
- 争zhēngto strive for; to compete for
- 暗àndark; dim
- 斗dòuto fight; to struggle
Words with 明
Words with 争
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.