粵

鬥dau3法faat3

dau3 faat3dòu fǎinferred

English

  1. to fight with sorcery and magic
  2. to fight with one's Machiavellian wits

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 神話小説中人物以法術比武
  2. 用權術或者計謀鬥爭

Examples

  • 本小説呢一集講掌門鬥法大師兄。

    This chapter is about the battle of magic between the head of the sect and his top disciple. ----

  • 公司董事因繼承人而同老闆大鬥法。

    The broad members are fighting a battle of wits against the top dog on the successor issue.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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