爭氣

See also: 争气

Chinese

		struggle; fight	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make sb. angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (爭氣)		爭	氣
simp. (争气)		争	气

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēngqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ hei³, zaang¹ hei³

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-khì / chng-khì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhengcì
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: jēng-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengchih
    • Palladius: чжэнци (čžɛnci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zang¹ hei³, zaang¹ hei³
    • Yale: jāng hei, jāang hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ hei³, dzaang¹ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ héi³, zang¹ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/, /t͡saːŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-khì
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengqix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-khì
    • Tâi-lô: tsng-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zngqix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ kʰi⁴¹/

Noun

爭氣

1. combative spirit

Verb

爭氣

1. to fight to excel

Derived terms

• 不爭氣／不争气 (bùzhēngqì)