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爭
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to fight for]] to fight for
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to fight for]] to fight for
  2. 2 jaang bàng táuh 爭幫頭 — [to compete broken head] fierce rivalry, intense competition.
  3. 3 jaang deih pùhn 爭地盤 — to fight for territory.
  4. 4 jaang faan daahm hei 爭逐吹氣 — to resist, to stand up for oneself.
  5. 5 jaang hei 爭氣 — [to compete for breath] to win respect through success, to leave no more room for failure.
  6. 6 jaang máah 爭馬 — to compete for triad followers, to fight over triad recruits or followers (ad 19,8,2000, A4).
  7. 7 jaang toh déi 爭陀地 — to fight for territory, to fight for control of territory.
  8. 8 jaang yát háu hei 爭一口氣 — to make a good showing, to give a good account of oneself, to bring credit or honor on one's organisation (e.g. in a gang fight, bmfy).
Other Readings
爭
deficient or lacking (dialect) | owe | # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 爭
爭在
only when; it depends on
寸土必爭
fighting even for a small amount of land, it means the enemies are both standing
不爭氣
be disappointing; fail to live up to expectations
爭鬥
to fight; to battle
抗爭
make a stand and fight (against)
長期的爭論
[n] controversy
鬥爭
to struggle; to fight
分秒必爭
seize every moment
抗日戰爭
(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)
爭風吃醋
to compete for one's affection
唔爭在
might as well do something (it is just as well, since it has already gone so far
革命戰爭
revolutionary war
爭數
to owe (somebody)
武裝鬥爭
armed struggle
爭好遠
far from it; a big difference; very different; still need a lot more; lacking gr
爭一口氣
honour by doing something [colloquial] | to win respect
斷斷續續的戰爭
sporadic fighting
爭交
argue (spoken)
爭著
struggle; fight for
競爭事務委員會
Competition Commission
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