力爭

See also: 力争

Chinese

		power; force; strength	struggle; fight
trad. (力爭)		力	爭
simp. (力争)		力	争

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìzhēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lik⁶ zang¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lia̍k-chng / le̍k-cheng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lag⁸ zên¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìzhēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìjheng
    • Wade–Giles: li⁴-chêng¹
    • Yale: lì-jēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihjeng
    • Palladius: личжэн (ličžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lik⁶ zang¹
    • Yale: lihk jāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lik⁹ dzang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lig⁶ zeng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɪk̚² t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍k-chng
    • Tâi-lô: lia̍k-tsng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liagzngf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sŋ̍³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: le̍k-cheng
    • Tâi-lô: li̍k-tsing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: legzefng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /liɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lag⁸ zên¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: la̍k tseⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lak̚⁴⁻² t͡sẽ³³/

Verb

力爭

1. to work hard for; to do all one can
2. to argue strongly; to contend vigorously
3. (literary) to fight with armed might

Synonyms

• (to work hard for):

• 一力 (yīlì)
• 下力 (xiàlì)
• 不遺餘力／不遗余力 (bùyíyúlì)
• 僶俛／𠊟俯 (mǐnmiǎn) (literary)
• 儘力／尽力 (jìnlì) (archaic)
• 全力以赴 (quánlìyǐfù)
• 出力 (chūlì)
• 力 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 力圖／力图 (lìtú)
• 力求 (lìqiú)
• 加勁／加劲 (jiājìn)
• 努力 (nǔlì)
• 勉力 (miǎnlì)
• 呵嘶呵嘶 (o⁴ sr¹ o⁴ sr¹) (Xiang)
• 巴結／巴结 (bājie) (regional)
• 強力／强力 (qiánglì) (literary)
• 悉力 (xīlì) (literary)
• 打拼 (dǎpīn)
• 拍拚 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 拍灘／拍滩 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 拼搏 (pīnbó)
• 搏 (bó) (literary, or in compounds)
• 摔拍 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 攢勁／攒劲 (zan³ jin⁴) (Xiang)
• 極力／极力 (jílì)
• 殫力／殚力 (dānlì)
• 用力 (yònglì)
• 盡力／尽力 (jìnlì)
• 竭力 (jiélì)
• 竭盡全力／竭尽全力 (jiéjìnquánlì)
• 落力 (lok⁶ lik⁶) (Cantonese, Pinghua, Hakka, Pinghua, Hokkien, Pinghua, Teochew, Pinghua, Wenzhounese, Pinghua)
• 賣力／卖力 (màilì)
• 賣力氣／卖力气 (mài lìqi)

 

• (to argue strongly):

• 分說／分说 (fēnshuō) (literary)
• 分辯／分辩 (fēnbiàn)
• 反駁／反驳 (fǎnbó)
• 急聒 (jíguō) (literary)
• 扳 (literary, or in compounds)
• 批駁／批驳 (pībó)
• 爭執／争执 (zhēngzhí)
• 爭持／争持 (zhēngchí)
• 爭論／争论 (zhēnglùn)
• 爭議／争议 (zhēngyì)
• 爭辯／争辩 (zhēngbiàn)
• 理論／理论 (lǐlùn)
• 痛斥 (tòngchì) (as a denouncement)
• 盤喙錦／盘喙锦 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 盤話／盘话
• 相拗 (Hakka)
• 相諍／相诤 (Hokkien)
• 相諍相拁／相诤相拁 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 紛爭／纷争 (fēnzhēng)
• 聲辯／声辩 (shēngbiàn)
• 計較／计较
• 諍喙／诤喙 (Hokkien)
• 論戰／论战 (lùnzhàn)
• 論爭／论争 (lùnzhēng)
• 較量／较量 (jiàoliàng)
• 辯嘴／辩嘴 (bìng-cṳ̌) (Northern Min)
• 辯白／辩白 (biànbái)
• 辯解／辩解 (biànjiě) (to try to defend oneself)
• 辯論／辩论 (biànlùn)
• 辯護／辩护 (biànhù)
• 辯駁／辩驳 (biànbó)
• 駁斥／驳斥 (bóchì) (as a denouncement)
• 駁議／驳议 (bóyì) (literary)