爭zaang1氣hei3

English

1. to work hard for sth
2. to win credit or respect for; to make every effort to succeed; literally: to compete for breath
3. to resolve on improvement
4. determined not to fall short

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 盡力爭取成功，贏得榮譽、尊重

Examples

• 為自己爭氣

  to win credit for oneself

• 我哋唔可以衰畀人睇，要爭氣啲先得！

  We can't be losers; we must fight for our dignity!

• 乜你咁唔爭氣㗎？學下人哋威返鋪得唔得？

  I know you can do better than this. Show them what you're made of.