爭權奪利

See also: 争权夺利

Chinese

		struggle; fight	authority; power; right	rob; snatch	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (爭權奪利)		爭	權	奪	利
simp. (争权夺利)		争	权	夺	利

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēngquánduólì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ kyun⁴ dyut⁶ lei⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chên-khièn-tho̍t-li / châng-khiàn-tho̍t-li

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngquánduólì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhengcyuánduólì
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹-chʻüan²-to²-li⁴
    • Yale: jēng-chywán-dwó-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengchyuandwolih
    • Palladius: чжэнцюаньдоли (čžɛncjuanʹdoli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ tu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zang¹ kyun⁴ dyut⁶ lei⁶
    • Yale: jāng kyùhn dyuht leih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ kyn⁴ dyt⁹ lei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ kün⁴ düd⁶ léi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹ tyːt̚² lei̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chên-khièn-tho̍t-li
    • Hakka Romanization System: zen´ kienˇ tod li
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zen¹ kian² tod⁶ li⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sen²⁴ kʰi̯en¹¹ tʰot̚⁵ li⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: châng-khiàn-tho̍t-li
    • Hakka Romanization System: zang´ kianˇ tod li
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zang¹ kian² tod⁶ li⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡saŋ²⁴ kʰi̯an¹¹ tʰot̚⁵ li⁵⁵/

Idiom

爭權奪利

1. to scramble for power and wealth; to struggle for power