較量

See also: 较量

Chinese

		clear; distinct; compare clear; distinct; compare; comparatively	capacity; quantity; amount capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; to measure
trad. (較量)		較	量
simp. (较量)		较	量

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàoliàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau³ loeng⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kàu-liōng / kàu-liāng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàoliàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàoliàng
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-liang⁴
    • Yale: jyàu-lyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawlianq
    • Palladius: цзяолян (czjaoljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau³ loeng⁶
    • Yale: gaau leuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau³ loeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao³ lêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³³ lœːŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàu-liōng
    • Tâi-lô: kàu-liōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaoliong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kau²¹⁻⁵³ liɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàu-liāng
    • Tâi-lô: kàu-liāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kaoliang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kau²¹⁻⁵³ liaŋ²²/

Verb

較量

1. to have a trial of strength or skill; to have a contest; to compete with
2. (dialectal) to argue; to dispute; to quibble

Synonyms

• (to compete): 比賽／比赛 (bǐsài), 比試／比试 (bǐshì), 競賽／竞赛 (jìngsài), 周旋 (zhōuxuán)
• (to argue):

• 分說／分说 (fēnshuō) (literary)
• 分辯／分辩 (fēnbiàn)
• 力爭／力争 (lìzhēng)
• 反駁／反驳 (fǎnbó)
• 急聒 (jíguō) (literary)
• 扳 (literary, or in compounds)
• 批駁／批驳 (pībó)
• 爭執／争执 (zhēngzhí)
• 爭持／争持 (zhēngchí)
• 爭論／争论 (zhēnglùn)
• 爭議／争议 (zhēngyì)
• 爭辯／争辩 (zhēngbiàn)
• 理論／理论 (lǐlùn)
• 痛斥 (tòngchì) (as a denouncement)
• 盤喙錦／盘喙锦 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 盤話／盘话
• 相拗 (Hakka)
• 相諍／相诤 (Hokkien)
• 相諍相拁／相诤相拁 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 紛爭／纷争 (fēnzhēng)
• 聲辯／声辩 (shēngbiàn)
• 計較／计较
• 諍喙／诤喙 (Hokkien)
• 論戰／论战 (lùnzhàn)
• 論爭／论争 (lùnzhēng)
• 辯嘴／辩嘴 (bìng-cṳ̌) (Northern Min)
• 辯白／辩白 (biànbái)
• 辯解／辩解 (biànjiě) (to try to defend oneself)
• 辯論／辩论 (biànlùn)
• 辯護／辩护 (biànhù)
• 辯駁／辩驳 (biànbó)
• 駁斥／驳斥 (bóchì) (as a denouncement)
• 駁議／驳议 (bóyì) (literary)