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Etymology
A hand holding a measuring dipper
Meanings
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星
dry measure for grain equal to ten 升 or one-tenth of a 石
decaliter
peck
cup or dipper shaped object
to fight
to struggle
to condemn
to censure
to contend
to put together
coming together
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Words with 斗 659 total
Idioms with 斗 121 total
lit. not to bow for five dou of rice (idiom) · fig. to be high-minded and principled, not to compromise one's dignity for material gain不为五斗米折腰bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāoto worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)步斗踏罡bù dǒu tà gāngto worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)步罡踏斗bù gāng tà dǒu(idiom) of great talent才高八斗cái gāo bā dǒu