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爭霸

爭霸

See also: 争霸

Chinese

		struggle; fight	feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant feudal chief; rule by force; tyrant; lord; master; hegemon; usurp
trad. (爭霸)		爭	霸
simp. (争霸)		争	霸

Verb

爭霸

to contend for hegemony; to strive for supremacy; to be in a power struggle

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēngbà

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄅㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ baa³
Min Nan (POJ): cheng-pà / chng-pà

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēngbà
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄅㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengbah
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pa̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ baa³
  - Yale: jāng ba
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ baa³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɑː³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-pà
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-pà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengpax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pa²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pa²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pa¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pa²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-pà
  - Tâi-lô: tsng-pà
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zngpax
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ pa⁴¹/