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

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

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Jyutping zang1 is literary reading; zaang1 is colloquial.

verb
Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: (#87)

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

This word has been viewed 17599 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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detail  zaang1 di1   = almost
detail  zang1 dau3   = to fight; to battle
detail  dau3 zang1  dou4 zheng1 = to struggle; to fight
detail  zaang1 se1 siu2   = almost
detail  zaang1 hou2 jyun5   = extremely different
detail  zin3 zang1  zhan4 zheng1 = war
detail  m4 zaang1 zoi6   = to not matter
detail  baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4  bai3 jia1 zheng1 ming2 = let a hundred schools of thought strive
detail  zang1 zap1  zheng1 zhi2 = dispute; disagree
detail  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
detail 你哋唔使
You don't need to fight with me!
detail 咁多對手競爭點樣先至令到自己脫穎而出
With so many other competitors, how can I ensure that I stand out from the rest?
detail 我知道呢個不爭事實
I know this is the undeniable truth.

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