爭數

Chinese

		struggle; fight	number; figure; to count number; figure; to count; to calculate; several; frequently; repeatedly
trad. (爭數)		爭	數
simp. (争数)		争	数

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaang¹ sou³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaang¹ sou³
    • Yale: jāang sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaang¹ sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zang¹ sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːŋ⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

Verb

爭數

1. (Cantonese) to be in debt; to owe a debt

Synonyms

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

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		欠賬, 欠債, 負債
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	欠賬
	Harbin	欠賬
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	欠賬
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	欠賬
	Wanrong	欠賬
	Xi'an	欠賬
	Xuzhou	欠賬
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	欠賬, 欠債
	Ürümqi	欠賬, 欠債
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	欠賬
	Yangzhou	欠賬
Cantonese	Guangzhou	欠數
	Hong Kong	爭數
	Dongguan	欠賬
Gan	Pingxiang	欠賬
Hakka	Meixian	欠賬, 欠數
	Yudu	欠數, 欠債, 駄債
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	欠數, 欠債
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	欠數, 欠債
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	欠數, 欠債
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	欠數, 欠債
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	欠數, 欠債
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	欠數, 欠債
Huizhou	Jixi	欠賬
Northern Min	Jian'ou	欠賬
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	欠數, 欠債
Southern Min	Xiamen	欠數
	Quanzhou	欠數
	Zhangzhou	欠數
	Tainan	欠數 GT, 欠債 GT, 負債 GT
	Manila (Hokkien)	欠數
	Shantou	欠數
	Puning	欠錢, 欠債
	Leizhou	欠數
	Haikou	欠數
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	欠賬
Wu	Shanghai	欠賬, 空銅鈿, 欠銅鈿
	Shanghai (Chongming)	欠賬
	Suzhou	欠賬, 賒賬
	Danyang	欠賬
	Hangzhou	欠賬, 欠債
	Wenzhou	欠賬
	Jinhua	欠賬
Xiang	Changsha	該賬, 背賬
	Loudi	欠賬
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)