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 Dictionary: 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. The two hands are still visibile on top of the character (爪 and 彐), while the plowshare looks like a vertical hook in modern writing.

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, Sichuanese Pinyin): 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
Northern Min (KCR): cáing
Eastern Min (BUC): căng / cĕng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chiⁿ / cheⁿ / cheng / chng

(Teochew, Peng'im): zên¹
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹tsan; ¹tsen
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zen¹

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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: châng / chên
  - Hakka Romanization System: zang^ˊ / zen^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zang¹ / zen¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡saŋ²⁴/, /t͡sen²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: zang¹ / zên¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡saŋ⁴⁴/, /t͡sɛn⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zeng¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡səŋ¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cáing
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saiŋ⁵⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: căng / cĕng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sɛiŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

căng - vernacular;
cĕng - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cvy
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Lukang): /t͡sĩ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kinmen): /t͡sĩ⁴⁴/
- (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): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (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
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ¹tsan; ¹tsen
  - MiniDict: tsan^平; tsen^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tsan; ¹tsen
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sã⁵³/, /t͡sən⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sã⁴⁴/, /t͡sən⁴⁴/

Note:

¹tsan - vernacular;
¹tsen - literary.

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

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/
Hui	Tunxi	/t͡ɕiɛ¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡sən³³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/t͡sɔn³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡sɑŋ⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/t͡sen⁴⁴/ 鬥～ /t͡saŋ⁴⁴/ ～食
Hakka	Taoyuan	/t͡sɑŋ²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡sɐŋ⁵³/ /t͡saŋ⁵³/
	Nanning	/t͡saŋ⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/t͡siŋ⁵⁵/ /t͡sĩ⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/t͡saŋ⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/t͡saiŋ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/t͡sẽ³³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/t͡seŋ²³/ /t͡sɛ²³/

Middle Chinese: tsreang

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/
Bernhard 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

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。 [Eastern Min, trad.]
伊两只大争。 [Eastern Min, 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.]
¹khe-khe ⁶woe-shiau ⁶lian-ka-deu ⁶zhieu ¹tsan ⁵chi-le ⁸leq [Wugniu]
After some bantering, those two started fighting.
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.
to strive
爭氣／争气 ― zhēngqì ― to strive to excel
(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.

好似爭減啲嘢 [Cantonese, trad.]
好似争减啲嘢 [Cantonese, simp.]
hou² ci⁵ zaang¹ gam² di¹ je⁵ [Jyutping]
seems to be missing something
(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")
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(Suzhounese, 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.
(Wenzhounese) 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.
(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.
25th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "contention" (𝌞)
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
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	吵架, 打架, 嗆嗆, 吵吵, 吵秧子
	Taiwan	吵架
	Langfang	吵架
	Harbin	吵架, 吵吵, 打嘴仗, 打吵子, 打嘰嘰, 鬧嘰嘰
	Malaysia	吵架
	Singapore	吵架
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	犯嚼情, 犯嚼舌, 嗆嗆, 戧, 對掐, 摑
	Tangshan	吵吵
	Cangzhou	打架
	Baoding	吵架
	Shijiazhuang	吵架
	Jinan	吵, 吵架, 吵嘴, 打仗, 打架
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	打嘴仗, 打仗
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	打仗
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	嚷架兒
	Daming	吵架
	Wanrong	吵架
	Xi'an	吵嘴, 吵架, 吵
	Xining	吵架, 吵嘴
	Xuzhou	磨牙, 詥架, 詥, 拌嘴
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	吵嘴
	Lanzhou	吵仗, 嚷仗
	Ürümqi	嚷仗, 吵架
Southwestern Mandarin	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
	Wuhan	吵架, 吵嘴, 折罵
	Guiyang	吵架, 鬧起來
	Kunming	嚷, 嚷架, 爭嘴, 拌嘴
	Guilin	吵架
	Liuzhou	吵嘴, 吵, 鬧架
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	吵窩子
	Yangzhou	𠵹喪, 𠵹, 吵, 吵死
	Nantong	罵架, 𠵹喪, 𠵹, 犯頂, 犯翹, 吵死, 吵嘴
	Hefei	吵嘴
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, Xiangzhou)	爭交
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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, 撐交, 鬧交
	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
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	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
Huizhou	Shexian	吵死
Jin	Taiyuan	吵, 嚷, 吵架
	Xinzhou	嚷架, 嚷
	Zhangjiakou	嚷架
	Handan	吵架
Northern Min	Jian'ou	相罵
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	罵架
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	相罵
	Pucheng (Shibei)	相爭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	冤家, 相罵
	Fuzhou (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
Southern Min	Xiamen	相罵, 冤家, 冤, 嘀嗒
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	冤家
	Quanzhou	冤家, 冤, 嘀嗒
	Jinjiang	冤家, 冤
	Zhangzhou	冤家, 冤
	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, 相諍, 冤
	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
	Puning	相詏, 鬥詏, 鬥相詏, 冤家, 相爭
	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	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	罵交
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (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
	Shaoxing	討相罵, 悖逆
	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
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	該, 欠
	Taiwan	欠
	Harbin	欠, 該
	Malaysia	欠
	Singapore	欠
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	該, 欠, 短
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	欠, 該
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	欠, 該, 爭
	Xi'an	爭, 該
	Xining	欠, 該
	Xuzhou	少, 該
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	欠, 該
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	欠, 該, 短
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	爭, 該, 欠
	Wuhan	該, 差
	Guiyang	爭, 該, 欠
	Guilin	欠
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	空, 該, 欠
	Yangzhou	差, 該, 空
	Hefei	該, 差
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, Xiangzhou)	爭
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	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
Jin	Xinzhou	該, 短
Northern Min	Jian'ou	欠
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	欠
Southern Min	Xiamen	欠
	Quanzhou	欠
	Zhangzhou	欠
	Taipei	欠 GT
	Singapore (Hokkien)	欠
	Manila (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

Descendants

→ Vietnamese: giành

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèng (zheng⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaang³ / zang³

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

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

Compounds

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, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 争)

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))

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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