No. 8,719 in Korean
각축
Intense competition or rivalry.
In a sentence
이 두 팀은 우승을 위해 각축을 벌이고 있습니다.
These two teams are fiercely competing for the championship.
This illustrates using "각축" to mean a competitive struggle or rivalry.
그 회사들은 시장 점유율을 놓고 치열한 각축을 벌였습니다.
Those companies intensely competed for market share.
In this context, "각축" emphasizes the intense competition in a business setting.
선거에서 각 정당은 자신의 정책을 알리기 위해 각축을 벌였다.
In the election, each political party engaged in competition to promote its policies.
Here, "각축" denotes strategic rivalry between political entities.
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