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[兩虎相爭] liǎnghǔxiāngzhēng two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries

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        liǎng, [兩], two/both/some/a few/tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a...
        
        liǎngzhě, [兩者], both sides
        liǎngbian, [兩邊], either side/both sides
        
        
        
        
        
        liǎngmǎshì, [兩碼事], two quite different things/another kettle of fish
        liǎngxiàzi, [兩下子], a couple of times/to repeat the same/the same old trick/tricks of the trade
退         jìntuìliǎngnán, [進退兩難], no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapp...
        
        liǎngcè, [兩側], two sides/both sides
        sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
        liǎngmiànpài, [兩面派], two-faced person/double-dealing
        yīdāoliǎngduàn, [一刀兩斷], lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)/fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
        liǎngshǒukōngkōng, [兩手空空], empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
        liǎnghuíshì, [兩回事], two quite different things/two unrelated matters
        liǎngxìng, [兩性], male and female/both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc)/(chemi...
        
        liǎngduān, [兩端], both ends (of a stick etc)/two extremes
        liǎngnán, [兩難], dilemma/quandary/to face a difficult choice
        
        móléngliǎngkě, [模稜兩可], equivocal/ambiguous
        liǎnglèichādāo, [兩肋插刀], lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)/fig. to attach a great importance to fri...
        liǎngqī, [兩棲], amphibious/dual-talented/able to work in two different lines
        liǎngjí, [兩極], the two poles/the north and south poles/both ends of sth/electric or magnetic po...
        liǎngquánqíměi, [兩全其美], to satisfy rival demands (idiom)/to get the best of both worlds/to have it both ...
        xiǎoliǎngkǒu, [小兩口], (coll.) young married couple
        liǎngbàijùshāng, [兩敗俱傷], both sides suffer (idiom)/neither side wins
        liǎngkǒuzi, [兩口子], husband and wife
        
        
        liǎngtóu, [兩頭], both ends/both parties to a deal
        
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        liǎngmiàn, [兩面], both sides
        
        yījǔliǎngdé, [一舉兩得], one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
        bànjīnbāliǎng, [半斤八兩], not much to choose between the two/tweedledum and tweedledee
        liǎngyòng, [兩用], dual-use
        
        liǎngpáng, [兩旁], both sides/either side
        
        liǎngqīdòngwù, [兩棲動物], amphibian/amphibious animals
        sānyánliǎngyǔ, [三言兩語], in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
        
        pànruòliǎngrén, [判若兩人], to be a different person/not to be one's usual self
        
        
        sānliǎng, [三兩], two or three
        
        
        sìliǎngbōqiānjīn, [四兩撥千斤], lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)/fig. to achieve much with l...
        liǎngàn, [兩岸], bilateral/both shores/both sides/both coasts/Taiwan and mainland
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        jīnliǎng, [斤兩], weight/(fig.) importance
        
        
        
        
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        liǎngxiùqīngfēng, [兩袖清風], lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands/uncorrupted/...
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        shìbùliǎnglì, [勢不兩立], the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences/incompatible s...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        liǎngkǒur, [兩口兒], husband and wife/couple
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yínliǎng, [銀兩], silver currency/currency of the Qing dynasty based on the silver tael 兩|两
        Liǎnghuì, [兩會], National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conferenc...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        yīguóliǎngzhì, [一國兩制], one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        liǎngqì, [兩訖], received and paid for (business term)/the goods delivered and the bill settled
        
        sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
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        liǎngquán, [兩全], to satisfy both sides/to accommodate both (demands)
        
        
        
        
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        hǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        lǎohǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        měnghǔ, fierce tiger
        mǎhu, [馬虎], careless/sloppy/negligent/skimpy
        lǎohǔjī, [老虎機], slot machine
        Měizhōuhǔ, jaguar
        hǔshìdāndān, [虎視眈眈], to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)/to eye covetously
        shēnglónghuóhǔ, [生龍活虎], lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)/fig. vigorous and lively
        mǎmahūhū, [馬馬虎虎], careless/casual/vague/not so bad/so-so/tolerable/fair
        lángtūnhǔyàn, [狼吞虎嚥], to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously/to gorge oneself
        hǔkǒu, tiger's den/dangerous place/the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
        
        mǔlǎohǔ, tigress/(fig.) fierce woman/vixen
        
        bìhǔ, gecko/house lizard
        
        
        hǔzǐ, tiger cub/brave young man
        lǎohǔqián, [老虎鉗], vise/pincer pliers
        
        lánlùhǔ, [攔路虎], stumbling block
        qíhǔnánxià, [騎虎難下], if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfw...
        hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
齿         jiànchǐhǔ, [劍齒虎], saber-toothed tiger
        
        
        
        zhǐlǎohǔ, [紙老虎], paper tiger
        
        hújiǎhǔwēi, lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connection...
        
        xiàomiànhǔ, man with a big smile and evil intentions
        rúlángsìhǔ, lit. like wolves and tigers/ruthless
        lóngzhēnghǔdòu, [龍爭虎鬥], lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
        rúhǔtiānyì, lit. like a tiger that has grown wings/with redoubled power (idiom)
        Yǎhǔ, Yahoo, Internet portal
        
        
        fēihǔduì, [飛虎隊], Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two/Hong Kong nickname for po...
        
        
        Báihǔ, White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)/(slang) hairless female genital...
        
        hǔyá, (coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
        
        
        
        
        lǎohǔdèng, tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizont...
        wèihǔzuòchāng, [為虎作倀], to act as accomplice to the tiger/to help a villain do evil (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        hǔgǔ, tiger bone (used in TCM)
        hǔqián, [虎鉗], vise
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qiūlǎohǔ, hot spell during autumn/Indian summer
        
        
        
        
        lónghǔ, [龍虎], outstanding people/water and fire (in Daoist writing)
        
        
        
        
        hǔjiàng, [虎將], valiant general
        hǔnián, Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
        
        
        Lùhǔ, Land Rover
        páshānhǔ, Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
        tánhǔsèbiàn, [談虎色變], to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)/to be scared at the mere mention ...
        
        
        

        xiāngxìn, to be convinced (that sth is true)/to believe/to accept sth as true
        zhēnxiàng, the truth about sth/the actual facts
        xiāngdāng, [相當], equivalent to/appropriate/considerably/to a certain extent/fairly/quite
        hùxiāng, each other/mutually/mutual
        Xiāng/xiāng/xiàng, surname Xiang, each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí ...
        xiāngchǔ, [相處], to be in contact (with sb)/to associate/to interact/to get along (well, poorly)
        xiāngtóng, identical/same
        xiāngguān, [相關], related/relevant/pertinent/to be interrelated/(statistics) correlation
        xiānghù, each other/mutual
        xiāngfǎn, opposite/contrary
        xiāngài, [相愛], to love each other
        xiàngjī, [相機], camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhào xiàng jī])/at the opportune moment/as the circums...
        xiāngsì, to resemble/similar/like/resemblance/similarity
        xiāngbǐ, to compare
        xiāngyù, to meet/to encounter/to come across
        xiāngfú, to match/to tally
        shǒuxiàng, prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
        xiàngpiàn, image/photograph/CL:張|张[zhāng]
        zhàoxiàng, to take a photograph
        zhǎngxiàng, [長相], appearance/looks/profile/countenance
        xiāngduì, [相對], relatively/opposite/to resist/to oppose/relative/vis-a-vis/counterpart
        zhàoxiàngjī, [照相機], camera/CL:個|个[gè],架[jià],部[bù],台[tái],隻|只[zhī]
        xiāngshí, [相識], to get to know each other/acquaintance
        xiāngjiàn, [相見], to see each other/to meet in person
        xiāngqīn, [相親], blind date/arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr...
        xiānglián, [相連], to link/to join/link/connection
        xiāngbàn, to accompany sb/to accompany each other
        
        xiāngyìng, [相應], to correspond/answering (one another)/to agree (among the part)/corresponding/re...
        xiāngjù, to meet together/to assemble
        xiàngmào, appearance
        guāmùxiāngkàn, to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth/to sit up and take notice (of...
        liàngxiàng, to strike a pose (Chinese opera)/(fig.) to make a public appearance/to come out ...
        zìxiāngcánshā, [自相殘殺], to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife
        sìcéngxiāngshí, [似曾相識], déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)/seem...
        xiāngxiàng, to resemble one another/to be alike/similar
        xiāngtíbìnglùn, [相提並論], to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms/to p...
        xiānggé, separated by (distance or time etc)
        xiàngcè, [相冊], photo album
        zhēnxiàngdàbái, the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
        xiāngjìn, close/similar to
        xiāngtōng, interlinked/connected/communicating/in communication/accommodating
        xiāngzhuàng, collision/crash/to crash together/to collide with/to bump into
        xiānghuì, [相會], to meet together
        xiāngchà, to differ/discrepancy between
        zhēnfēngxiāngduì, [針鋒相對], to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat/measure for measu...
        
        xiāngtóu, agreeing with one another/congenial
        xiāngchèn, [相稱], to match/to suit/mutually compatible
        zìxiāngmáodùn, to contradict oneself/self-contradictory/inconsistent
        dàxiāngjìngtíng, [大相徑庭], as different as can be (idiom)/poles apart
        xiāngyuē, [相約], to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)/to reach agreement/to make an appointmen...
        xiāngjiàn, [相間], to alternate/to follow one another
        xiāngféng, to meet (by chance)/to come across
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        xiāngānwúshì, [相安無事], to live together in harmony
        xiāngyīwéimìng, [相依為命], mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival/inter...
        hémùxiāngchǔ, [和睦相處], to live in harmony/to get along with each other
        xiāngbǐzhīxià, by comparison
        xiānghǎo, to be intimate/close friend/paramour
        xiānggān, relevant/to have to do with/coherent (Physics: light etc)
        shíxiàng, [識相], sensitive/tactful
        xīxīxiāngguān, [息息相關], closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
        bùxiāngshàngxià, equally matched/about the same
        xīnxīnxiāngyìn, two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit
        
        dàidàixiāngchuán, [代代相傳], passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
        xiāngjì, [相繼], in succession/following closely
        xiāngqīnxiāngài, [相親相愛], to be kind and love one another (idiom); bound by deep emotions
        xiāngpū, [相撲], sumo wrestling/also pr. [xiàng pū]
        xiāngdài, to treat
        
        zhàoxiàngguǎn, [照相館], photo studio
        xiāngzuǒ, to fail to meet each other/to conflict with each other/to be at odds with
        xiàngsheng, [相聲], comic dialogue/sketch/crosstalk
        chūyángxiàng, to make a fool of oneself
        tóngbìngxiānglián, [同病相憐], fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
        tǎnchéngxiāngjiàn, [坦誠相見], to trust one another fully/to treat sb with sincerity
        bīnxiàng, [儐相], attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding
        xiāngchuán, [相傳], to pass on/to hand down/tradition has it that .../according to legend
        xiāngdāngyú, [相當於], equivalent to
        xiāngděng, equal/equally/equivalent
        xiāngjù, distance apart/separated by a given distance
        xiāngsī, to yearn/to pine
        xiāngjiāo, to cross over (e.g. traffic)/to intersect/to make friends
        biànxiàng, [變相], in disguised form/covert
        
        xiānglín, [相鄰], neighbor/adjacent
        xiāngzhù, to help one another/to come to sb's help
        qígǔxiāngdāng, [旗鼓相當], lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched/r...
        
        
        
        
        shàngxiàng, photogenic/(old) high official
        xiāngduìlùn, [相對論], theory of relativity
        
        
        sèxiàng, coloration/hue/sex/sex appeal
        sùbùxiāngshí, [素不相識], to be total strangers (idiom)
        nánbīnxiàng, [男儐相], best man (in a marriage)
        
        xiāngróng, compatible/consistent/to tolerate (each other)
        
        yángxiàng, social gaffe or blunder/faux pas/see 出洋相[chū yáng xiàng]
        xiāngzhòng, to find to one's taste/to pick (after looking at)/Taiwan pr. [xiàng zhòng]
        
        bànxiàng, stage costume
        xiāngxíngjiànchù, [相形見絀], to pale by comparison (idiom)
        zhēngxiāng, [爭相], to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
        xiānghùzuòyòng, to interact/interaction/interplay
        
        wàixiàng, Foreign Minister
        dānkǒuxiàngshēng, [單口相聲], comic monologue/one-person comic sketch
        
        
        
        
        dānxiāngsī, [單相思], one-sided lovesickness/unrequited longing
        shìdàixiāngchuán, [世代相傳], passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
        xiāngsībìng, lovesickness
        pòxiàng, (of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc/to disfigure/to make a fool of o...
        
        shǒuxiàng, palmistry/features of a palm (in palmistry)
        
        xiāngdǐ, to balance up/to offset/to counterbalance
        xiāngyī, to be interdependent
        xīngxiàng, astrology and physiognomy
        xiāngguānxìng, [相關性], correlation
        xiāngrúyǐmò, to moisten with spittle (idiom); sharing meager resources/mutual help in humble ...
        
        duǎnbīngxiāngjiē, lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infa...
        xiálùxiāngféng, [狹路相逢], lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)/fig. enemies or rivals meet f...
        
        
        píngshuǐxiāngféng, strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
        
        xiāngsìxìng, resemblance/similarity
        
        
        
        
        xiāngjiē, to merge with/interlinking/to join with/to interlock
        xiāngquàn, [相勸], to persuade/to exhort/to advise
        
        kànxiàng, to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
        
        miànxiàng, facial features/appearence/physiognomy
        shǒuwàngxiāngzhù, to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to de...
        bīngróngxiāngjiàn, [兵戎相見], to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
        jìngxiāng, [競相], competitive/eagerly/to vie
        chǒuxiàng, [醜相], ugly expression/unsightly manners
        
        xiānglián, [相聯], to interact/interrelated
        běnxiàng, original form
        guàixiàng, grotesque visage/grimace
        
        xiāngjiànhènwǎn, [相見恨晚], to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally./It fee...
        huánhuánxiāngkòu, [環環相扣], closely linked with one another/interlocked/to interrelate
        
        chéngxiàng, the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)/prim...
        shǎguāxiàngjī, [傻瓜相機], point-and-shoot camera/compact camera
        xuèròuxiānglián, [血肉相連], one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related
        fǎnchúnxiāngjī, [反唇相譏], to answer back sarcastically (idiom)/to retort
        hùbùxiāngràng, [互不相讓], neither giving way to the other
        zǎixiàng, prime minister (in feudal China)
        dǐnglìxiāngzhù, We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
        
        yuèxiàng, phases of moon, namely: new moon 朔[shuò], first quarter or waxing moon 上弦[shàng ...
        mìngxiàng, horoscope
        xiāngchì, mutual repulsion (e.g. electrostatic)/to repel one another
        
        
        xiōngxiàngbìlù, [兇相畢露], show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed/with fa...
        
        miànmiànxiāngqù, [面面相覷], to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
        
        
        xiàoliǎnxiāngyíng, [笑臉相迎], to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
        
        
        xiāngfǔxiāngchéng, [相輔相成], to complement one another (idiom)
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        bēnzǒuxiānggào, to spread the news (idiom)
        xiāngchéng, to multiply (math.)/multiplication
        
        xiāngdéyìzhāng, to bring out the best in each other (idiom)/to complement one another well
        xiōngxiàng, [兇相], ferocious appearance
        
        
        
        
        yīmàixiāngchéng, [一脈相承], traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
        xiūqīxiāngguān, [休戚相關], to share the same interests (idiom)/to be closely related/to be in the same boat
        xiāngwàng, to look at one another/to face each other
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        xiāngchíbùxià, at a stalemate/deadlocked/in unrelenting mutual opposition
        
        
        
        
        
        xiāngjìngrúbīn, [相敬如賓], to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom)/mutual respect between husband a...
        
        
        
        
        fēngmǎniúbùxiāngjí, [風馬牛不相及], to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)/irrelevant
        
        
        xiàngwèichā, phase difference
        
        
        gǔròuxiānglián, [骨肉相連], lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related/closely intert...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xiāngyìngchéngqù, to set each other off nicely
        
        liǎnxiàng, [臉相], complexion/looks/appearance of one's face
        tánguānxiāngqìng, [彈冠相慶], lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment/to...
        xiāngchí, locked in a stalemate/to confront one another
        
        
        xiànggong, lord/master/young gentleman/male prostitute/catamite/mahjong player disqualified...
        
        
        
        
        dānxiàng, [單相], single phase (elec.)
        
        
        xiàngzhǐ, [相紙], photographic paper
        
        xiāngyí, to be suitable or appropriate
        shuìxiàng, sleeping posture
        

        zhànzhēng, [戰爭], war/conflict/CL:場|场[cháng],次[cì]
        jìngzhēng, [競爭], to compete/competition
        zhēngqǔ, [爭取], to fight for/to strive for/to win over
        zhēng, [爭], to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or lacking (dialect)/how o...
        zhēngbà, [爭霸], to contend for hegemony/a power struggle
        zhēngchǎo, [爭吵], to quarrel/dispute
        dòuzhēng, [鬥爭], a struggle/fight/battle
        zhēnglùn, [爭論], to argue/to debate/to contend/argument/contention/controversy/debate/CL:次[cì],場|...
        zhēngzhí, [爭執], to dispute/to disagree/to argue opinionatedly/to wrangle
        zhēngduó, [爭奪], to fight over/to contest/to vie over
        kàngzhēng, [抗爭], to resist/to make a stand and fight (against)
        zhēngyì, [爭議], controversy/dispute/to dispute
        zhēngdòu, [爭鬥], struggle/war
        zhēngbiàn, [爭辯], a dispute/to wrangle
        jìngzhēnglì, [競爭力], competitive strength/competitiveness
        jìngzhēngzhě, [競爭者], competitor
        zhēngduān, [爭端], dispute/controversy/conflict
        fēnzhēng, [紛爭], to dispute
        zhēngqì, [爭氣], to work hard for sth/to resolve on improvement/determined not to fall short
        
        zhēngyìxìng, [爭議性], controversial
        zhēngduózhàn, [爭奪戰], struggle
        
        lìzhēng, [力爭], to work hard for/to do all one can/to contend strongly
        
        zhēngfēnduómiǎo, [爭分奪秒], lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time/making every sec...
        zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, [爭先恐後], striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
        jùlǐlìzhēng, [據理力爭], to contend on strong grounds/to argue strongly for what is right
        fēnmiǎobìzhēng, [分秒必爭], seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose/every moment counts
        zhēngxiāng, [爭相], to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
        zhēngdé, [爭得], to obtain by an effort/to strive to get sth
        jìngzhēngxìng, [競爭性], competitive
        zhēngqiǎng, [爭搶], to fight over/to scramble for
        
        
        yǔshìwúzhēng, [與世無爭], to stand aloof from worldly affairs
        zhēngguāng, [爭光], to win an honor/to strive to win a prize
        lóngzhēnghǔdòu, [龍爭虎鬥], lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
        míngzhēngàndòu, [明爭暗鬥], to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
        JiěfàngZhànzhēng, [解放戰爭], War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Ze...
        zhēngmíngduólì, [爭名奪利], to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth/only inte...
        nǐzhēngwǒduó, [你爭我奪], lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter/fierce...
        
        zhēngfēng, [爭鋒], to strive
        jiējídòuzhēng, [階級鬥爭], class struggle
        zhēngxiān, [爭先], to compete to be first/to contest first place
        bùzhēng, [不爭], widely known/incontestable/undeniable/to not strive for/to not contend for
        zhēngquánduólì, [爭權奪利], scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
        lùnzhēng, [論爭], argument/debate/controversy
        
        
        
        
        CháoxiǎnZhànzhēng, [朝鮮戰爭], Korean War (1950-1953)
        zhēnglùndiǎn, [爭論點], contention
        zhēngchí, [爭持], to refuse to concede/not to give in
        

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