爭議

See also: 争议 and 争議

Chinese

		struggle; fight	criticize; discuss
trad. (爭議)		爭	議
simp. (争议)		争	议

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēngyì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ ji⁵
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zeng¹ gi³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chng-gī / cheng-gī

(Teochew, Peng'im): zên¹ ngi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhengyì
  - Wade–Giles: chêng¹-i⁴
  - Yale: jēng-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengyih
  - Palladius: чжэнъи (čžɛnʺi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ ji⁵
  - Yale: jāng yíh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ ji⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ yi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zeng¹ gi³ [Phonetic: zeng⁵ gi³]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ceng-gî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zeng¹ gi³ [Phonetic: zeng⁵ gi³]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ki³³²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-gī
  - Tâi-lô: tsng-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: znggi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ ɡi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-gī
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zenggi
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡi³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zên¹ ngi²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseⁿ ngí
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sẽ³³⁻²³ ŋi⁵²/

Verb

爭議

to debate; to dispute

Synonyms

分說 / 分说 (fēnshuō) (literary)
分辯 / 分辩 (fēnbiàn)
力爭 / 力争 (lìzhēng)
反駁 / 反驳 (fǎnbó)
急聒 (jíguō) (literary)
扳 (literary, or in compounds)
批駁 / 批驳 (pībó)
爭執 / 争执 (zhēngzhí)
爭持 / 争持 (zhēngchí)
爭論 / 争论 (zhēnglùn)
爭辯 / 争辩 (zhēngbiàn)
理論 / 理论 (lǐlùn)
痛斥 (tòngchì) (as a denouncement)
盤喙錦 / 盘喙锦 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
盤話 / 盘话
相拗 (Hakka)
相諍 / 相诤 (Hokkien)
相諍相拁 / 相诤相拁 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
紛爭 / 纷争 (fēnzhēng)
聲辯 / 声辩 (shēngbiàn)
計較 / 计较
諍喙 / 诤喙 (Hokkien)
論戰 / 论战 (lùnzhàn)
論爭 / 论争 (lùnzhēng)
較量 / 较量 (jiàoliàng)
辯嘴 / 辩嘴 (bìng-cṳ̌) (Northern Min)
辯白 / 辩白 (biànbái)
辯解 / 辩解 (biànjiě) (to try to defend oneself)
辯論 / 辩论 (biànlùn)
辯護 / 辩护 (biànhù)
辯駁 / 辩驳 (biànbó)
駁斥 / 驳斥 (bóchì) (as a denouncement)
駁議 / 驳议 (bóyì) (literary)

Noun

爭議

controversy; debate; dispute; contention
此說是否為歷史事實，近代頗有爭議。 [MSC, trad.]
此说是否为历史事实，近代颇有争议。 [MSC, simp.]
Cǐ shuō shìfǒu wéi lìshǐ shìshí, jìndài pōyǒu zhēngyì. [Pinyin]
Whether this theory is historical fact has been a source of considerable contention in recent times.

Synonyms

辯論／辩论 (biànlùn)
論戰／论战 (lùnzhàn)
論爭／论争 (lùnzhēng)
爭論／争论 (zhēnglùn)

Adjective

爭議

disputed
爭議領土／争议领土 ― zhēngyì lǐngtǔ ― disputed territory

Derived terms

有爭議 / 有争议 (yǒuzhēngyì)
無爭議 / 无争议