爭訟

Chinese

		struggle; fight	litigation
trad. (爭訟)		爭	訟
simp. (争讼)		争	讼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēngsòng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄙㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ zung⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chên-siung

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngsòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄙㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhengsòng
  - Wade–Giles: chêng¹-sung⁴
  - Yale: jēng-sùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengsonq
  - Palladius: чжэнсун (čžɛnsun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ zung⁶
  - Yale: jāng juhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ dzung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ zung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chên-siung
  - Hakka Romanization System: zen^ˊ xiung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zen¹ xiung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sen²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯uŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

爭訟

to litigate to resolve a dispute

Synonyms

告
告狀 / 告状 (gàozhuàng)
告訴 / 告诉 (gàosù)
打官司
指控 (zhǐkòng)
控告 (kònggào)
控訴 / 控诉 (kòngsù)
檢控 / 检控 (jiǎnkòng) (chiefly Hong Kong)
訴訟 / 诉讼 (sùsòng)
訴追 / 诉追 (sùzhuī)
起訴 / 起诉 (qǐsù)
追訴 / 追诉 (zhuīsù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (爭訟):

→ Korean: 쟁송(爭訟) (jaengsong)
→ Vietnamese: tranh tụng (爭訟)