爭光

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēngguāng

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngguāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄍㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhengguang
  - Wade–Giles: chêng¹-kuang¹
  - Yale: jēng-gwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengguang
  - Palladius: чжэнгуан (čžɛnguan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zang¹ gwong¹
  - Yale: jāng gwōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ gwong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ guong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    增光
    爭光 / 争光
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-kong
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengkofng
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-kong
  - Tâi-lô: tsng-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zngkofng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ kɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-kng
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-kng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengk'ngf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/

Verb

爭光

to strive for honor; to strive for glory
to win honor; to win glory for

Derived terms

為國爭光 / 为国争光
耀眼爭光 / 耀眼争光