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爭氣

爭氣

See also: 争气

Chinese

		struggle; fight	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (爭氣)		爭	氣
simp. (争气)		争	气

Noun

爭氣

combative spirit

Verb

爭氣

to fight to excel

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēngqì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ hei³, zaang¹ hei³
Min Nan (POJ): chng-khì / cheng-khì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhēngqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄑㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengchih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    蒸氣／蒸气
    蒸汽
    爭氣／争气
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ hei³, zaang¹ hei³
  - Yale: jāng hei, jāang hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ hei³, dzaang¹ hei³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/, /t͡sɑːŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-khì
  - Tâi-lô: tsng-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zngqix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ kʰi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-khì
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/