爾虞我詐
simp尔虞我诈ji5 jyu4 ngo5 zaa3ěr yú wǒ zhà
English
- lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom)
- fig. each tries to outwit the other
- deceit and treachery
- to outwit each other
粵語 — Cantonese
- 兩個以上嘅對手為咗競爭互相欺騙，為自己爭取最大利益
Examples
電視啲劇集次次都係講啲有錢人爾虞我詐，爭吓家產。
The soap operas are always about how the rich outwit each other and fight over some estate.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk