虚きょ々きょ実じつ々じつ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

full of wiles and tricks; shrewd tactical maneuvering

A yojijukugo describing a contest or situation where both sides use every trick and stratagem, feinting and attacking weaknesses. Often used in contexts like negotiations, games, or battles.

• 両りょう者しゃの交こう渉しょうは虚々きょきょ実々じつじつの駆かけ引ひきだった。

  The negotiations between the two were a battle of wits full of feints and stratagems.