Chinese Word Entry
兩虎相爭Simplified Chinese form: 两虎相争
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄥ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | loeng5 fu2 soeng1 zang1 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 兩 | old Japanese coin, both, counter for vehicles, two, pair, couple, ounce |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧㄤˇ (liǎng), ㄌㄧㄤˋ (liàng) |
| Cantonese: | loeng5 |
| Japanese: | リョウ (ryou) / ふたつ (futatsu) |
| Korean: | 량 (ryang), 양 (yang) |
| Vietnamese: | lưỡng, lạng |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 两 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 両 |
| 虎 | tiger, drunkard, brave, fierce, surname |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄨˇ (hǔ), ㄏㄨˋ (hù) |
| Cantonese: | fu2 |
| Japanese: | コ (ko) / とら (tora) |
| Korean: | 호 (ho) |
| Vietnamese: | hổ |
| 相 | inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy, reciprocal |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄒㄧㄤ (xiāng), ㄒㄧㄤˋ (xiàng) |
| Cantonese: | soeng1 |
| Japanese: | ソウ (sou)、 ショウ (shou) / あい- (ai-)、 あい (ai)、 みる (miru)、 たすける (tasukeru) |
| Korean: | 상 (sang) |
| Vietnamese: | tương, tướng |
| 爭 | to dispute, fight, contend, strive |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄥ (zhēng), ㄓㄥˋ (zhèng) |
| Cantonese: | zaang1 |
| Japanese: | ソウ (sou) / あらそ.う (arasou)、 いか.でか (ikadeka) |
| Korean: | 쟁 (jaeng) |
| Vietnamese: | tranh, tránh |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 争 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 争 |