競爭

See also: 競争

Chinese

	to compete; to contend; to struggle	struggle; fight
trad. (競爭)	競	爭
simp. (竞争)	竞	争
anagram	爭競／争竞

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìngzhēng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging⁶ zang¹ / ging³ zang¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kin-chên
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kēng-cheng / kēng-chng

(Teochew, Peng'im): gêng⁶ zên¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìngzhēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìngjheng
  - Wade–Giles: ching⁴-chêng¹
  - Yale: jìng-jēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqjeng
  - Palladius: цзинчжэн (czinčžɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging⁶ zang¹ / ging³ zang¹
  - Yale: gihng jāng / ging jāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging⁶ dzang¹ / ging³ dzang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging⁶ zeng¹ / ging³ zeng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ²² t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /kɪŋ³³ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kin-chên
  - Hakka Romanization System: gin zen´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gin⁴ zen¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kin⁵⁵ t͡sen²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kēng-cheng
  - Tâi-lô: kīng-tsing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kexngzefng
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kēng-chng
  - Tâi-lô: kīng-tsng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kexngzngf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sŋ̍³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gêng⁶ zên¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kĕng tseⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /keŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sẽ³³/

Verb

競爭

to compete
激烈競爭／激烈竞争 ― jīliè jìngzhēng ― fierce competition

良性競爭／良性竞争 ― liángxìng jìngzhēng ― healthy competition

競爭優勢／竞争优势 ― jìngzhēng yōushì ― competitive advantage

競爭對手／竞争对手 ― jìngzhēng duìshǒu ― competitor

Usage notes

競爭／竞争 (jìngzhēng) refers to competition in a general sense; for competition as an event or contest, use 競賽／竞赛 (jìngsài) or 比賽／比赛 (bǐsài).

Synonyms

爭奪／争夺 (zhēngduó)
爭搶／争抢 (zhēngqiǎng)
逼搶／逼抢 (bīqiǎng) (sports)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (競爭):

→ Japanese: 競(きょう)争(そう) (kyōsō)
→ Korean: 경쟁(競爭) (gyeongjaeng)
→ Vietnamese: cạnh tranh (競爭)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
競	爭
きょう Grade: 4	そう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

競(きょう)爭(そう) • (kyōsō)

Kyūjitai form of 競争: competition; contest

Korean

Hanja in this term
競	爭

Noun

競爭 • (gyeongjaeng) (hangeul 경쟁)

Hanja form^? of 경쟁 (“competition”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
競	爭

Verb

競爭

chữ Hán form of cạnh tranh (“to compete”).