爭妍鬥豔

Chinese

		to contend for colorful looks and beauty
trad. (爭妍鬥豔)		爭妍	鬥豔
simp. (争妍斗艳)		争妍	斗艳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēngyándòuyàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄡˋ ㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngyándòuyàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄡˋ ㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhengyándòuyàn
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹-yen²-tou⁴-yen⁴
    • Yale: jēng-yán-dòu-yàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengyandowyann
    • Palladius: чжэнъяньдоуянь (čžɛnʺjanʹdoujanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛn⁵¹/

Idiom

爭妍鬥豔

1. to contend in beauty and fascination