爭一口氣
simp争一口气zaang1 jat1 hau2 hei3zang1 jat1 hau2 hei3zhēng yi1kou3qi4
English
- to win respect
- honour by doing something [colloquial]
- to work hard and succeed, to strive for people's recognization and affirmation; to fight for your own rights
粵語 — Cantonese
- 為自己出頭、唔好衰俾人睇、贏得人哋嘅認同同埋肯定
Examples
俾人蝦就一定要出聲為自己爭口氣!
You have to speak out and fight for your own rights!
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk