爭光

Chinese

		struggle; fight	light; ray; bright
trad. (爭光)		爭	光
simp. (争光)		争	光

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēngguāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ gwong¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-kong / chng-kong / cheng-kng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngguāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhengguang
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹-kuang¹
    • Yale: jēng-gwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengguang
    • Palladius: чжэнгуан (čžɛnguan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zang¹ gwong¹
    • Yale: jāng gwōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ gwong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ guong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 增光 爭光／争光

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-kong
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-kong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengkofng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-kong
    • Tâi-lô: tsng-kong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zngkofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ kɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-kng
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-kng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengk'ngf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/

Verb

爭光

1. to strive for honor; to strive for glory
2. to win honor; to win glory for

Derived terms

• 為國爭光／为国争光
• 耀眼爭光／耀眼争光