Characters
- 明 (明): Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 争 (爭): to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- 暗 (晻): variant of 暗[an4]
- 斗 (斗): abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 明争暗斗
- MDBG: 明争暗斗
- Examples with 明争暗斗 on Tatoeba
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