爭

See also: 争

爭 U+722D, 爭 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-722D ← 爬 [U+722C] CJK Unified Ideographs 爮 → [U+722E]

Translingual

Han character

爭 (Kangxi radical 87, 爪+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 月尸木 (BSD), four-corner 2050₇, composition ⿱爫⿻コ𬺰)

Derived characters

• 凈, 𠲜, 埩, 婙, 崢, 𢏰, 𢛵, 掙, 淨, 猙, 𫐭, 𪰭, 棦, 𪸾, 琤, 㬹, 𡴣, 𪟐, 睜, 碀, 竫, 𰁔, 𠬉, 𥺲, 䋫, 䍵, 𦓺, 𠎈, 諍, 𧶄, 踭, 𨌢, 𨲌, 𪬭, 錚, 靜, 𦽰, 𩗲, 𰏎, 𪢛, 𤔷, 𨘱, 䱢
• 𬋨, 𨛰, 𪺓, 𪺗, 𩓞, 𪺘, 𡸵, 𦱊, 箏, 鬇, 䦛

References

• KangXi: page 688, character 33
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19663
• Dae Jaweon: page 1101, character 22
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2031, character 3
• Unihan data for U+722D

Chinese

trad.		爭/争
simp.		争
alternative forms		諍／诤

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 爭
Shang	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (爭) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
琤	*sʰraːŋ, *sʰreːŋ
崢	*zraːŋ, *zreːŋ
鬇	*zraːŋ, *zreːŋ
爭	*ʔsreːŋ
箏	*ʔsreːŋ
猙	*ʔsreːŋ, *zeŋʔ
埩	*ʔsreːŋ, *zreːŋ
諍	*ʔsreːŋs
凈	*sʰreːŋ
錚	*sʰreːŋ
棦	*sʰreːŋ
竫	*zreŋʔ
睜	*zeŋʔ
淨	*zeŋs

Pictogram (象形) – two hands on a plowshare.

Etymology

"to dispute; to fight; to contend; to strive"

Cognate with Tibetan འཛིང་བ ('dzing ba, “to quarrel; to contend; to fight”), Burmese စစ် (cac, “war”) (Schuessler, 2007).

"to lack; to owe"

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhēng (zheng¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ

  (Chengdu, SP): zen¹

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zaang¹, zang¹, caang¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zang¹, cang¹

• Gan (Wiktionary): zang¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): châng / chên

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zang¹ / zên¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): zeng¹
• Min Bei (KCR): cáing
• Min Dong (BUC): căng / cĕng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiⁿ / cheⁿ / cheng / chng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zên¹

• Wu (Wiktionary): ¹tsan; ¹tsen
• Xiang (Wiktionary): zen¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jheng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹
    • Yale: jēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeng
    • Palladius: чжэн (čžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: zen¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaang¹, zang¹, caang¹
    • Yale: jāang, jāng, chāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaang¹, dzang¹, tsaang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zang¹, zeng¹, cang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

• zang1 - literary ("to dispute" and related senses);
• zaang1 - vernacular ("to contend", "to lack", "to owe");
• caang1 - "to lack".

• (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  • Wiktionary: zang¹, cang¹
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ³³/, /t͡sʰaŋ³³/

Note:

• zang1 - dispute, fight, etc.;
• cang1 - to lack, to be missing.

Gan

• (Nanchang)
  • Wiktionary: zang¹
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ⁴²/

Hakka

• (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: châng / chên
  • Hakka Romanization System: zang´ / zen´
  • Hagfa Pinyim: zang¹ / zen¹
  • Sinological IPA: /t͡saŋ²⁴/, /t͡sen²⁴/
• (Meixian)
  • Guangdong: zang¹ / zên¹
  • Sinological IPA: /t͡saŋ⁴⁴/, /t͡sɛn⁴⁴/

Jin

• (Taiyuan)⁺
  • Wiktionary: zeng¹
  • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sə̃ŋ¹¹/

Min Bei

• (Jian'ou)
  • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cáing
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saiŋ⁵⁴/

Min Dong

• (Fuzhou)
  • Bàng-uâ-cê: căng / cĕng
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sɛiŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

• căng - vernacular;
• cĕng - literary.

Min Nan

• (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiⁿ
  • Tâi-lô: tsinn
  • Phofsit Daibuun: cvy
  • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kinmen): /t͡ɕĩ⁴⁴/
  • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Lukang): /t͡ɕĩ³³/
• (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Penang)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheⁿ
  • Tâi-lô: tsenn
  • Phofsit Daibuun: zvef
  • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɛ̃⁴⁴/
  • IPA (Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /t͡sẽ⁴⁴/
  • IPA (Penang): /t͡sɛ̃³³/
• (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng
  • Tâi-lô: tsing
  • Phofsit Daibuun: zefng
  • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
• (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng
  • Tâi-lô: tsng
  • Phofsit Daibuun: zngf
  • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /t͡sŋ̍³³/

Note:

• chiⁿ/cheⁿ - vernacular;
• cheng/chng - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: zên¹
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseⁿ
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sẽ³³/

Wu

• (Shanghainese)
  • Wiktionary: ¹tsan; ¹tsen
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sã⁵³/, /t͡səɲ⁵³/

Note:

• 1tsan - vernacular;
• 1tsen - literary.

Xiang

• (Changsha)
  • Wiktionary: zen¹
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sən³³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 爭
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʈ͡ʂəŋ⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/ʈ͡ʂəŋ⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/t͡səŋ²¹/
	Jinan	/ʈ͡ʂəŋ²¹³/
	Qingdao	/ʈ͡ʂəŋ²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/ʈ͡ʂəŋ²⁴/
	Xi'an	/t͡səŋ²¹/
	Xining	/t͡sə̃⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/t͡səŋ⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/ʈ͡ʂə̃n³¹/
	Ürümqi	/t͡sɤŋ⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/t͡sən⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/t͡sən⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/t͡sen⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/t͡sə⁴⁴̃/
	Nanjing	/t͡sən³¹/
	Hefei	/t͡sən²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡səŋ¹¹/
	Pingyao	/t͡səŋ¹³/ /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩¹³/ ～氣
	Hohhot	/t͡sə̃ŋ³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/t͡səŋ⁵³/
	Suzhou	/t͡sən⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/t͡sen³³/
	Wenzhou	/t͡siɛ³³/ /d͡ziɛ³¹/ /d͡ziɛ²²/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡sʌ̃³¹/ /t͡sɛ³¹/
	Tunxi	/t͡ɕiɛ¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡sən³³/
	Xiangtan	/t͡sɔn³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡sɑŋ⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/t͡sen⁴⁴/ 鬥～ /t͡saŋ⁴⁴/ ～食
	Taoyuan	/t͡sɑŋ²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡sɐŋ⁵³/ /t͡saŋ⁵³/
	Nanning	/t͡saŋ⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/t͡siŋ⁵⁵/ /t͡sĩ⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/t͡saŋ⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/t͡saiŋ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/t͡sẽ³³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/t͡seŋ²³/ /t͡sɛ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡ʃˠɛŋ/

Rime
Character	爭
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	莊 (18)
Final (韻)	耕 (117)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	側莖切
Baxter	tsreang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ʃˠɛŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈ͡ʂᵚæŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ʃɐŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈ͡ʂəɨjŋ/
Li Rong	/t͡ʃɛŋ/
Wang Li	/t͡ʃæŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʈ͡ʂæŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhēng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zang1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ts]ˤreŋ/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsreːŋ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	爭
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zhēng
Middle Chinese	‹ tsrɛng ›
Old Chinese	/*[ts]ˁreŋ/ (~ *m-tsˁreŋ or *mə- tsˁreŋ)
English	strife, quarrel
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	爭
Reading #	1/1
No.	17142
Phonetic component	争
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	爭
Old Chinese	/*ʔsreːŋ/

Definitions

爭

1. to dispute; to fight

   冇咩好爭。／冇咩好争。 [Cantonese]  ―  mou⁵ me¹ hou² zaang¹. [Jyutping]  ―  It is nothing to fight over.

   兩個人爭了半天，其實說的是一回事。 [Yangzhou Mandarin, trad.]
   两个人争了半天，其实说的是一回事。 [Yangzhou Mandarin, simp.]

   From: 现代汉语方言大词典

   Those two have been arguing for all day, but actually they're the same point.

   都講得冒得鬧，不要爭唎！ [Gan, trad.]
   都讲得冒得闹，不要争唎！ [Gan, simp.]

   From: 现代汉语方言大词典

   He's not wrong in the first place, stop disputing!

   伊兩隻大爭。 [Min Dong, trad.]
   伊两只大争。 [Min Dong, simp.]

   From: 现代汉语方言大词典

   Those two had a big fight.

   開開玩笑，兩家頭就爭起來了。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   开开玩笑，两家头就争起来了。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   [kʰe̞⁵⁵ kʰe̞³³  ɦv̩ʷø²² ɕiɔ⁴⁴ liã²² ka̱⁵⁵ d̥ɜ²¹ ʑ̥iɜ²³ t͡sã⁴⁴  t͡ɕʰi³³ le̞⁴⁴ ləʔ¹²] [IPA]

   After some bantering, those two started fighting.

2. to contend

   明個飯後我們跟他們爭冠軍。 [Yangzhou Mandarin, trad.]
   明个饭后我们跟他们争冠军。 [Yangzhou Mandarin, simp.]

   From: 现代汉语方言大词典

   Tomorrow, after lunch, we'll be contending for the first place against them.

   大家爭倒發言。 [Sichuanese, trad.]
   大家争倒发言。 [Sichuanese, simp.]

   From: 现代汉语方言大词典

   da⁴ jia¹ zen¹ dao fa² yan² [Sichuanese Pinyin]

   Everyone is fighting for a chance to speak.

3. to strive

   爭氣／争气  ―  zhēngqì  ―  to strive to excel

4. (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Jin, dialectal Min, Southern Wu) to lack; to be missing; still have; remaining

   佢哋間屋仲爭個廁所未裝。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢哋间屋仲争个厕所未装。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ dei⁶ gaan¹ uk¹ zung⁶ zaang¹ go³ ci³ so² mei⁶ zong¹. [Jyutping]

   Their house still hasn't had the bathroom installed yet.

   到機場仲爭幾分鐘。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   到机场仲争几分钟。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   dou³ gei¹ coeng⁴ zung⁶ zaang¹ gei² fan¹ zung¹. [Jyutping]

   There are still a couple minutes until we reach the airport.

5. (Cantonese) to have a difference (expressed in conjunction with terms of physical distance)

   同X爭好遠／同X争好远 [Cantonese]  ―  tung⁴ X zaang¹ hou² jyun⁵ [Jyutping]  ―  to be greatly different from X

   同X爭十萬八千里 [Cantonese, trad.]
   同X争十万八千里 [Cantonese, simp.]

   tung⁴ X zaang¹ sap⁶ maan⁶ baat³ cin¹ lei⁵ [Jyutping]

   to be radically different from X ("be different by 108,000 li")

6. (Ürümqi Mandarin) argumentative

   他那個人太爭咧，和誰都處不好。 [Lanyin Mandarin, trad.]
   他那个人太争咧，和谁都处不好。 [Lanyin Mandarin, simp.]

   From: 现代汉语方言大词典

   Tā nàge rén tài zhēng liē, hé shéi dōu chù bùhǎo. [Pinyin]

   He's way too argumentative, he can't hang out with anyone.

7. (Ürümqi Mandarin) to open up

   把口袋爭開，好往裡裝。 [Lanyin Mandarin, trad.]
   把口袋争开，好往里装。 [Lanyin Mandarin, simp.]

   From: 现代汉语方言大词典

   Bǎ kǒudài zhēng kāi, hǎo wǎng lǐ zhuāng. [Pinyin]

   Open up your pocket, let's put it in there.

8. (dialectal) to owe

   我還爭你三角錢，明天給你。 [Sichuanese, trad.]
   我还争你三角钱，明天给你。 [Sichuanese, simp.]

   From: 现代汉语方言大词典

   ngo³ huan² zen¹ nyi³ san¹ go² qian² min² tian¹ ge¹ nyi³ [Sichuanese Pinyin]

   I still owe you thirty cents, I'll give it to you tomorrow.

9. (Wanrong Mandarin) because; due to; so that

   他倆爭一句話吵起啦。 [Central Plains Mandarin, trad.]
   他俩争一句话吵起啦。 [Central Plains Mandarin, simp.]

   From: 现代汉语方言大词典

   Tā liǎ zhēng yī jù huà chǎo qǐ la. [Pinyin]

   They started fighting because of a small line.

10. (Wanrong Mandarin) capable

    Synonym: 能幹／能干 (nénggàn) (Standard)

    你可爭哩，做活能頂幾外人。 [Central Plains Mandarin, trad.]
    你可争哩，做活能顶几外人。 [Central Plains Mandarin, simp.]

    From: 现代汉语方言大词典

    Nǐ kě zhēng li, zuò huó néng dǐng jǐ wài rén. [Pinyin]

    You're rather capable aren't you, what you do is comparable to multiple others.

11. (Suzhou Wu, Dongguan Cantonese) to argue for the sake of arguing

    Synonym: 抬槓／抬杠 (táigàng) (Standard)

    吾勿搭倷爭，到辰光看到底啥人對。 [Suzhounese, trad.]
    吾勿搭倷争，到辰光看到底啥人对。 [Suzhounese, simp.]

    From: 现代汉语方言大词典

    I can't be bothered to bicker with you, we'll see who's right eventually.

12. (Wenzhou Wu) different

    讀大專伉讀本科是有爭個。 [Wenzhounese, trad.]
    读大专伉读本科是有争个。 [Wenzhounese, simp.]

    From: 现代汉语方言大词典

    Going to community college and going to university for an undergrad are different though.

13. (Jinhua Wu) to have reservations

    渠力氣弗爭箇。 [Wu, trad.]
    渠力气弗争个。 [Wu, simp.]

    From: 现代汉语方言大词典

    He doesn't have much energy left.

14. 25th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "contention" (𝌞)
15. why, how

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 吵架 (“to quarrel; to argue”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		吵架, 爭吵, 吵鬧, 爭執, 吵嘴, 拌嘴, 鬥嘴
Mandarin	Beijing	吵架, 打架, 嗆嗆, 吵吵, 吵秧子
	Taiwan	吵架
	Tianjin	犯嚼情, 犯嚼舌, 嗆嗆, 戧, 對掐, 摑
	Langfang	吵架
	Tangshan	吵吵
	Cangzhou	打架
	Baoding	吵架
	Shijiazhuang	吵架
	Daming	吵架
	Harbin	吵架, 吵吵, 打嘴仗, 打吵子, 打嘰嘰, 鬧嘰嘰
	Yantai (Muping)	打嘴仗, 打仗
	Qingdao	打仗
	Jinan	吵, 吵架, 吵嘴, 打仗, 打架
	Luoyang	嚷架兒
	Wanrong	吵架
	Xi'an	吵嘴, 吵架, 吵
	Yinchuan	吵嘴
	Lanzhou	吵仗, 嚷仗
	Xining	吵架, 吵嘴
	Ürümqi	嚷仗, 吵架
	Wuhan	吵架, 吵嘴, 折罵
	Chengdu	吵架, 吵, 扯筋, 罵架, 鬧架, 角逆, 打嘴巴仗
	Chongqing	吵架, 吵嘴, 找些來鬧
	Guiyang	吵架, 鬧起來
	Kunming	嚷, 嚷架, 爭嘴, 拌嘴
	Guilin	吵架
	Liuzhou	吵嘴, 吵, 鬧架
	Xuzhou	磨牙, 詥架, 詥, 拌嘴
	Yangzhou	𠵹喪, 𠵹, 吵, 吵死
	Nanjing	吵窩子
	Hefei	吵嘴
	Nantong	罵架, 𠵹喪, 𠵹, 犯頂, 犯翹, 吵死, 吵嘴
	Malaysia	吵架
	Singapore	吵架
Cantonese	Guangzhou	嗌交, 嘈交, 鬧交, 吵交, 爭交, 嘈吵
	Hong Kong	嗌交, 鬧交, 嘈交, 爭交
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	嗌交
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	吵鬧
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	鬧交
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	嘈交
	Macau	爭交
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	嗌交
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	鬧交
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	嗌交
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	嘈, 怒交
	Foshan	嗌交
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	嗌交
	Foshan (Shunde)	爭交
	Foshan (Sanshui)	吵插
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	爭吵, 嗌交
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	爭交
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	爭交
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	鬧交
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	鬧交
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	鬧交
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	鬧交
	Taishan	鬧交
	Kaiping (Chikan)	鬧交
	Enping (Niujiang)	鬧交
	Heshan (Yayao)	嘈
	Dongguan	鬧交, 嘈交
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	鬧交
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	嘈交
	Yangjiang	打交
	Nanning	爭交, 嗌交
	Wuzhou	爭交, 嗌交
	Yulin	爭交
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	爭交
	Danzhou	鬧會
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	嘈交, 嗌交, 牙絡
	Singapore (Guangfu)	嘈交, 嗌交
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	嗌交
Gan	Nanchang	罵相罵, 埂仗
	Lichuan	相罵, 埂, 吵
	Pingxiang	鬥鬧
Hakka	Meixian	相罵, 嘈交仔, 嘈交, 嘈嘴, 嘈仗, 詏
	Xingning	嘈交哩, 嘈交
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	嘈交, 嘈嘴
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	詏
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	詏
	Huidong (Daling)	嘈交
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	嘈交
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	爭嘴
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	鬧交
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	嘈交, 罵交
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	罵交
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	嘈嘴哩
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	嘈交哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	嘈嘴哩, 嘈交哩
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	嘈相罵
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	嘈交
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	嘈嘴
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	嘈交仔
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	爭
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	嘈口, 嘈交
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	嘈交
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	講口
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	講口
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	嘈嘴
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	講口
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	嘈交, 相聲
	Liannan	嘈交
	Conghua (Lütian)	罵交
	Jiexi	相詏
	Changting	講口, 鬥舌
	Wuping	嘈交子, 相罵
	Wuping (Pingyu)	嘈交子, 嘈交, 講嘴
	Liancheng	講口, 鬥舌
	Ninghua	講口
	Yudu	講口
	Ruijin	講口
	Shicheng	講口
	Shangyou (Shexi)	講口
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 嘈事
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	冤家, 相嘈, 相罵, 駁嘴
	Hong Kong	嘈交
	Luchuan	爭交
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	吵嘴
	Sabah (Longchuan)	嘈交
	Senai (Huiyang)	嘈交
	Kuching (Hepo)	相罵
	Singkawang	相嘈
Huizhou	Jixi	吵, 吵死
	Shexian	吵死
Jin	Taiyuan	吵, 嚷, 吵架
	Xinzhou	嚷架, 嚷
	Zhangjiakou	嚷架
	Handan	吵架
Min Bei	Jian'ou	相罵
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	罵架
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	相罵
	Pucheng (Shibei)	相爭
Min Dong	Fuzhou	冤家, 相罵
	Changle	相爭
	Fuqing	冤家, 相罵
	Yongtai	相罵
	Gutian	相爭
	Ningde	相喊
	Shouning	咬齧
	Zhouning	咬齧
	Fuding	猴咬
Min Nan	Xiamen	相罵, 冤家
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	冤家
	Quanzhou	冤家
	Jinjiang	冤家
	Zhangzhou	冤家
	Zhao'an	相罵, 冤家, 交拚
	Taipei	相罵, 冤家
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	相罵, 冤家
	Kaohsiung	相罵, 冤家
	Yilan	相罵, 冤家
	Changhua (Lukang)	相罵, 冤家, 相嚷
	Taichung	相罵, 冤家
	Taichung (Wuqi)	冤家
	Tainan	相罵, 冤家
	Taitung	冤家
	Hsinchu	相嚷, 相罵
	Kinmen	相罵
	Penghu (Magong)	相罵
	Penang (Hokkien)	相罵, 相嚷, 厊䜎, 相爭
	Singapore (Hokkien)	相罵, 冤家, 冤, 厊䜎, 相諍
	Manila (Hokkien)	冤家
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	相罵
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	爭交
	Chaozhou	相罵, 冤家
	Shantou	相罵, 相詏, 冤家
	Shantou (Chenghai)	相罵, 相詏, 冤家
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	相詏
	Jieyang	相罵, 冤家
	Haifeng	相罵, 冤家
	Bangkok (Teochew)	相罵, 相詏
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	相罵
	Singapore (Teochew)	相罵, 冤家
	Leizhou	相爭
	Wenchang	相罵, 相爭
	Haikou	相爭
	Singapore (Hainanese)	相罵
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	罵交
	Sanxiang	罵交
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	爭交, 爭架, 鬥口
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	鬧交子
Wu	Shanghai	吵相罵, 尋相罵, 盤嘴舌, 吵, 盤淘氣, 相罵 dated, 做惱 dated
	Shanghai (Chongming)	吵相罵, 淘氣
	Suzhou	吵相罵, 尋相罵, 相罵
	Wuxi	吵相罵, 相罵
	Danyang	吵相罵, 吵事, 吵架, 吵屍
	Hangzhou	鬧架兒, 吵吵兒, 吵架兒
	Ningbo	造孽, 造
	Wenzhou	亂起, 相亂, 爭起
	Jinhua	相罵, 相爭, 接熱
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	相爭
Xiang	Changsha	吵場合, 鬧場合, 扯皮, 扯筋
	Xiangtan	扯皮
	Loudi	𪘬皮, 𪘬架, 吵架
	Shuangfeng	𪘬筋, 扯皮
	Quanzhou	爭吵

• (to lack): 欠 (qiàn)
• (to owe):

Dialectal synonyms of 欠 (“to owe”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		欠
Mandarin	Beijing	該, 欠
	Taiwan	欠
	Harbin	欠, 該
	Yantai (Muping)	欠, 該
	Jinan	該, 欠, 短
	Luoyang	欠, 該, 爭
	Xi'an	爭, 該
	Yinchuan	欠, 該
	Xining	欠, 該
	Ürümqi	欠, 該, 短
	Wuhan	該, 差
	Chengdu	爭, 該, 欠
	Guiyang	爭, 該, 欠
	Guilin	欠
	Xuzhou	少, 該
	Yangzhou	差, 該, 空
	Nanjing	空, 該, 欠
	Hefei	該, 差
	Malaysia	欠
	Singapore	欠
Cantonese	Guangzhou	爭, 欠
	Hong Kong	爭, 欠
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	爭
	Macau	爭
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	爭
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	爭
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	爭
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	爭
	Foshan	爭
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	爭
	Foshan (Shunde)	爭
	Foshan (Sanshui)	爭
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	欠
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	爭
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	爭
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	欠
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	爭
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	爭
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	爭
	Taishan	爭
	Kaiping (Chikan)	爭
	Enping (Niujiang)	爭
	Heshan (Yayao)	爭
	Dongguan	爭
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	爭
	Yangjiang	欠, 爭
	Nanning	爭
	Yulin	爭
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	爭
Gan	Nanchang	該
	Lichuan	欠, 該
	Pingxiang	差, 少
Hakka	Meixian	欠, 爭
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	少
	Huiyang	少, 爭
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	爭
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	爭
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	差
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	欠
	Liannan	欠
	Conghua (Lütian)	欠, 爭
	Jiexi	欠
	Changting	欠
	Wuping	少
	Ninghua	欠
	Yudu	欠
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	欠
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	欠
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	欠
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	欠
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	欠
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	欠
	Hong Kong	爭
Huizhou	Jixi	欠
Jin	Taiyuan	該, 短
	Xinzhou	該, 短
Min Bei	Jian'ou	欠
Min Dong	Fuzhou	欠
Min Nan	Xiamen	欠
	Quanzhou	欠
	Zhangzhou	欠
	Taipei	欠 GT
	Singapore (Hokkien)	欠
	Chaozhou	欠
	Shantou	欠
	Singapore (Teochew)	欠
	Leizhou	欠, 該
	Haikou	欠
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	欠
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	欠, 該
	Suzhou	欠
	Danyang	欠
	Hangzhou	欠
	Wenzhou	欠, 爭
	Jinhua	欠
Xiang	Changsha	該, 欠
	Loudi	欠
	Shuangfeng	欠, 該
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Compounds

Derived terms from 爭

• 一爭長短／一争长短
• 上下爭輝／上下争辉
• 不爭／不争 (bùzhēng)
• 不爭多／不争多
• 不爭得／不争得
• 不爭氣／不争气 (bùzhēngqì)
• 中法戰爭／中法战争
• 乖爭／乖争
• 交爭／交争
• 人民戰爭／人民战争 (rénmín zhànzhēng)
• 代理戰爭／代理战争
• 以阿戰爭／以阿战争
• 伊科戰爭／伊科战争
• 你爭我奪／你争我夺
• 係爭／系争
• 係爭物／系争物
• 傳統戰爭／传统战争
• 內爭／内争
• 全面戰爭／全面战争
• 兩伊戰爭／两伊战争 (Liǎngyī Zhànzhēng)
• 兩虎相爭／两虎相争
• 分爭／分争 (fēnzhēng)
• 分秒必爭／分秒必争 (fēnmiǎobìzhēng)
• 力爭／力争 (lìzhēng)
• 力爭上流／力争上流
• 力爭上游／力争上游
• 勞資爭議／劳资争议
• 北方戰爭／北方战争
• 十鼠爭穴／十鼠争穴
• 南北戰爭／南北战争 (Nánběi Zhànzhēng)
• 原子戰爭／原子战争
• 只爭旦夕／只争旦夕
• 吃醋爭風／吃醋争风
• 奮勇爭先／奋勇争先
• 宗教戰爭／宗教战争 (zōngjiào zhànzhēng)
• 差爭／差争
• 布匿戰爭／布匿战争
• 常規戰爭／常规战争
• 廷爭面折／廷争面折
• 必爭之地／必争之地 (bìzhēngzhīdì)
• 忿爭／忿争
• 恐後爭先／恐后争先 (kǒnghòuzhēngxiān)
• 息爭／息争
• 惡性競爭／恶性竞争
• 意氣之爭／意气之争 (yìqìzhīzhēng)
• 戰爭／战争 (zhànzhēng)
• 戰爭片／战争片 (zhànzhēngpiàn)
• 抗日戰爭／抗日战争 (Kàngrì Zhànzhēng)
• 抗爭／抗争 (kàngzhēng)
• 推鋒爭死／推锋争死
• 據理力爭／据理力争 (jùlǐlìzhēng)
• 據理而爭／据理而争
• 政治鬥爭／政治斗争
• 明爭暗鬥／明争暗斗 (míngzhēng'àndòu)
• 普奧戰爭／普奥战争
• 普法戰爭／普法战争
• 有限戰爭／有限战争
• 朋黨之爭／朋党之争
• 核子戰爭／核子战争 (hézǐ zhànzhēng)
• 桃李爭妍／桃李争妍
• 桃李爭輝／桃李争辉
• 桃柳爭妍／桃柳争妍
• 楚漢相爭／楚汉相争
• 權力鬥爭／权力斗争
• 波希戰爭／波希战争
• 滕薛爭長／滕薛争长
• 炫異爭奇／炫异争奇
• 為國爭光／为国争光

• 無血戰爭／无血战争
• 無限戰爭／无限战争
• 爭些／争些 (zhēngxiē)
• 爭交／争交 (zhēngjiāo)
• 爭似／争似
• 爭先／争先 (zhēngxiān)
• 爭先恐後／争先恐后 (zhēngxiānkǒnghòu)
• 爭光／争光 (zhēngguāng)
• 爭分奪秒／争分夺秒 (zhēngfēnduómiǎo)
• 爭功／争功
• 爭功諉過／争功诿过
• 爭勝／争胜 (zhēngshèng)
• 爭勝要強／争胜要强
• 爭友／争友
• 爭取／争取 (zhēngqǔ)
• 爭口／争口
• 爭口氣／争口气
• 爭名奪利／争名夺利 (zhēngmíngduólì)
• 爭名競利／争名竞利
• 爭名逐利／争名逐利
• 爭吵／争吵 (zhēngchǎo)
• 爭嘴／争嘴
• 爭四角／争四角
• 爭坐位帖／争坐位帖
• 爭執／争执 (zhēngzhí)
• 爭奇鬥妍／争奇斗妍
• 爭奇鬥異／争奇斗异
• 爭奇鬥豔／争奇斗艳
• 爭奈／争奈
• 爭奪／争夺 (zhēngduó)
• 爭妍／争妍 (zhēngyán)
• 爭妍獻媚／争妍献媚
• 爭妍鬥奇／争妍斗奇
• 爭妍鬥豔／争妍斗艳 (zhēngyándòuyàn)
• 爭寵／争宠 (zhēngchǒng)
• 爭差／争差
• 爭席／争席
• 爭強／争强 (zhēngqiáng)
• 爭強好勝／争强好胜
• 爭強賭勝／争强赌胜
• 爭強顯勝／争强显胜
• 爭強鬥勝／争强斗胜
• 爭戰／争战
• 爭拗／争拗
• 爭持／争持 (zhēngchí)
• 爭持不下／争持不下
• 爭權／争权 (zhēngquán)
• 爭權奪利／争权夺利 (zhēngquánduólì)
• 爭權攘利／争权攘利
• 爭氣／争气 (zhēngqì)
• 爭涉／争涉
• 爭球／争球
• 爭短論長／争短论长
• 爭端／争端 (zhēngduān)
• 爭競／争竞 (zhēngjìng)
• 爭紅鬥紫／争红斗紫
• 爭臉／争脸
• 爭臣／争臣
• 爭衡／争衡
• 爭訟／争讼 (zhēngsòng)
• 爭論／争论 (zhēnglùn)
• 爭議／争议 (zhēngyì)
• 爭豔／争艳
• 爭輝／争辉
• 爭辯／争辩 (zhēngbiàn)
• 爭逐／争逐
• 爭道／争道
• 爭鋒／争锋 (zhēngfēng)

• 爭鋒吃醋／争锋吃醋
• 爭長爭短／争长争短
• 爭長競短／争长竞短
• 爭長論短／争长论短
• 爭閑氣／争闲气
• 爭雄／争雄
• 爭霸／争霸 (zhēngbà)
• 爭霸戰／争霸战
• 爭面子／争面子 (zhēng miànzi)
• 爭頭鼓腦／争头鼓脑
• 爭風／争风
• 爭風吃醋／争风吃醋
• 爭鬥／争斗 (zhēngdòu)
• 爭鬧／争闹
• 爭鳴／争鸣 (zhēngmíng)
• 爭鹿／争鹿
• 牛李黨爭／牛李党争
• 生存競爭／生存竞争
• 甲午戰爭／甲午战争 (Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng)
• 百家爭鳴／百家争鸣 (bǎijiāzhēngmíng)
• 百年戰爭／百年战争 (Bǎinián Zhànzhēng)
• 百花爭妍／百花争妍 (bǎihuāzhēngyán)
• 直奉戰爭／直奉战争
• 直皖戰爭／直皖战争
• 競爭／竞争 (jìngzhēng)
• 競爭力／竞争力 (jìngzhēnglì)
• 競短爭長／竞短争长
• 紛爭／纷争 (fēnzhēng)
• 紛爭不已／纷争不已
• 耀眼爭光／耀眼争光
• 背本爭末／背本争末
• 自由競爭／自由竞争 (zìyóu jìngzhēng)
• 與世無爭／与世无争 (yǔshìwúzhēng)
• 與世靡爭／与世靡争
• 與民爭利／与民争利
• 良性競爭／良性竞争
• 萬壑爭流／万壑争流
• 薔薇戰爭／蔷薇战争
• 虎鬥龍爭／虎斗龙争
• 蝸角之爭／蜗角之争 (wōjiǎozhīzhēng)
• 蠻觸之爭／蛮触之争
• 蠻觸相爭／蛮触相争
• 解訟息爭／解讼息争
• 論爭／论争 (lùnzhēng)
• 諫爭如流／谏争如流
• 護法戰爭／护法战争
• 逐利爭名／逐利争名
• 那爭／那争
• 鄭人爭年／郑人争年
• 門戶之爭／门户之争
• 階級鬥爭／阶级斗争 (jiējí dòuzhēng)
• 雞爭鵝鬥／鸡争鹅斗
• 雞鶩爭食／鸡鹜争食
• 面折廷爭／面折廷争
• 革命戰爭／革命战争
• 革爭／革争
• 鬥巧爭奇／斗巧争奇
• 鬥爭／斗争 (dòuzhēng)
• 鬥爭鬥合／斗争斗合
• 鬥豔爭芳／斗艳争芳
• 鴉片戰爭／鸦片战争 (Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng)
• 鷸蚌相爭／鹬蚌相争 (yùbàngxiāngzhēng)
• 黨爭／党争 (dǎngzhēng)
• 鼓腦爭頭／鼓脑争头
• 龍戰虎爭／龙战虎争
• 龍爭虎戰／龙争虎战
• 龍爭虎鬥／龙争虎斗

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèng (zheng⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaang³, zang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴
    • Yale: jèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenq
    • Palladius: чжэн (čžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaang³, zang³
    • Yale: jaang, jang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaang³, dzang³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zang³, zeng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːŋ³³/, /t͡sɐŋ³³/

Definitions

爭

1. ^† Original form of 諍／诤 (zhèng, “to admonish”).

Compounds

Derived terms from 爭

• 爭友／争友
• 爭子／争子

• 爭引／争引
• 爭弟／争弟

• 爭臣／争臣

References

• “爭”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	争
Kyūjitai	爭

Kanji

爭

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 争)

1. Kyūjitai form of 争

Readings

• Go-on: しょう (shō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
• Kan-on: そう (sō)^{←さう (sau, historical)}

Korean

Hanja

爭 (eumhun 다툴 쟁 (datul jaeng))

1. Hanja form^? of 쟁 (“dispute; fight”).

Compounds

• 전쟁 (戰爭, jeonjaeng, “war”)
• 경쟁 (競爭, gyeongjaeng, “competition”)
• 논쟁 (論爭, nonjaeng, “dispute, controversy, contention”)
• 분쟁 (紛爭, bunjaeng, “dispute, conflict”)
• 투쟁 (鬪爭, tujaeng, “fight, struggle”)

Vietnamese

Han character

爭: Hán Nôm readings: tranh, tránh, giành

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