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爭光

爭光

Chinese

		struggle; fight	light; ray; bright
trad. (爭光)		爭	光
simp. (争光)		争	光

Verb

爭光

to win honor or glory for

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēngguāng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄍㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ gwong¹
Min Nan (POJ): chng-kong / cheng-kong / cheng-kng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēngguāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄍㄨㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengguang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ gwong¹
  - Yale: jāng gwōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ gwong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-kong
  - Tâi-lô: tsng-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zngkofng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ kɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-kong
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengkofng
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-kng
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-kng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengk'ngf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/