爭訟

Chinese

		struggle; fight	litigation
trad. (爭訟)		爭	訟
simp. (争讼)		争	讼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēngsòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ zung⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chên-siung

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngsòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhengsòng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹-sung⁴
    • Yale: jēng-sùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengsonq
    • Palladius: чжэнсун (čžɛnsun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zang¹ zung⁶
    • Yale: jāng juhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ dzung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ zung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chên-siung
    • Hakka Romanization System: zen´ xiung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zen¹ xiung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sen²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯uŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

爭訟

1. to litigate to resolve a dispute

Synonyms

• 告
• 告狀／告状 (gàozhuàng)
• 告訴／告诉 (gàosù)
• 打官司
• 指控 (zhǐkòng)
• 控告 (kònggào)
• 控訴／控诉 (kòngsù)
• 檢控／检控 (jiǎnkòng) (chiefly Hong Kong)
• 訴訟／诉讼 (sùsòng)
• 訴追／诉追 (sùzhuī)
• 起訴／起诉 (qǐsù)
• 追訴／追诉 (zhuīsù)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (爭訟):

• → Korean: 쟁송(爭訟) (jaengsong)
• → Vietnamese: tranh tụng (爭訟)