触斗蛮争 in English chu4 dou4 man2 zheng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • constant bickering and fighting (idiomatic expression); constantly at each other's throats
  • struggle for personal gain

Simplified Characters

触 斗 蛮 争

Traditional Characters

觸 鬥 蠻 爭

Pinyin

chu4 dou4 man2 zheng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

触chu4to touch 斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] 蛮man2barbarian 争zheng1to strive for