粵

力lik6爭zang1

simp力争
lik6 zang1lì zhēng

English

  1. to work hard for
  2. to do all one can
  3. to contend strongly
  4. to argue, to convince, to struggle against others for some benefit or cause

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 盡力爭取

Examples

  • 自由是我们所力争的。

    Freedom is what we're fighting for.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 據理力爭

    to argue with reason

  • 力爭上游

    Strive for excellence

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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