爭 (zaang1 zang1 | zheng1) : compete; dispute; owe; lack; partial to

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爭

zaang1 zang1

zheng1

[粵] zang1 zaang1 | [國] zheng1
[1] compete for; contend for; strive for
[2] dispute; argue; struggle; fight

[粵] zaang1 - Cantonese only
[1] owe; be behind with (money, debt) | [華] 欠
[2] lack; be short of (resources) | [華] 欠
[3] be partial to; side with | [國] 袒護

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Jyutping zang1 is literary reading; zaang1 is colloquial.

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 爪 (#87)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

爭 / 争

This word has been viewed 21147 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Jun 2012 07:25

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爭啲 zaang1 di1 = almost 粵

爭鬥 zang1 dau3 = to fight; to battle

鬥爭 dau3 zang1 dou4 zheng1 = to struggle; to fight

爭些少 zaang1 se1 siu2 = almost 粵

爭好遠 zaang1 hou2 jyun5 = extremely different 粵

戰爭 zin3 zang1 zhan4 zheng1 = war

唔爭在 m4 zaang1 zoi6 = to not matter 粵

百家爭鳴 baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4 bai3 jia1 zheng1 ming2 = let a hundred schools of thought strive

爭執 zang1 zap1 zheng1 zhi2 = dispute; disagree

爭先恐後 zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 zheng1 xian1 kong3 hou4 = compete with one another over something
See all 69 compounds (CantoDict reports 80 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 爭

你哋唔使同我爭啦！粵
You don't need to fight with me!

同咁多對手競爭，點樣先至得令到自己脫穎而出呢粵
With so many other competitors, how can I ensure that I stand out from the rest?

我知道呢個係不爭嘅事實粵
I know this is the undeniable truth.

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