據理力爭

See also: 据理力争

Chinese

			to work hard for; to do all one can; to argue strongly to work hard for; to do all one can; to argue strongly; to contend vigorously
trad. (據理力爭)		據理	力爭
simp. (据理力争)		据理	力争

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jùlǐlìzhēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi³ lei⁵ lik⁶ zang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jùlǐlìzhēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyùlǐlìjheng
    • Wade–Giles: chü⁴-li³-li⁴-chêng¹
    • Yale: jyù-lǐ-lì-jēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhliilihjeng
    • Palladius: цзюйлиличжэн (czjujliličžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: geoi³ lei⁵ lik⁶ zang¹
    • Yale: geui léih lihk jāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goey³ lei⁵ lik⁹ dzang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gêu³ léi⁵ lig⁶ zeng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯³³ lei̯¹³ lɪk̚² t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

據理力爭

1. to argue vigorously on the basis of sound reason or justice