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爭雄

简争雄 · 繁爭雄

Mandarin · pinyin zhēng xióng

to contend for supremacy

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雄: xióng · male of species; hero; manly
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive

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1–2 · zheng1 xiong2

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zang1 hung4

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verb

to contend for hegemony; to strive for supremacy; to be in a power struggle

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