争长论短 爭長論短 zhēng cháng lùn duǎn lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom) / fig. to squabble / to argue over minor issues syn 挼 ruá (dialect) (of paper or cloth) wrinkled / crumpled / (dialect) (of clothes) worn out / (dialect) (of a fire's intensity, one's physical condition etc) weak / feeble / (dialect) (of skill) poor / inferior 争 爭 zhēng to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary) syn 溜 liù swift current / rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled / proficient / (of movements) quick / speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings / neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster / to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) syn 理论 理論 lǐ lùn theory / CL:個|个[ge4] / to argue / to take notice of syn 争论 爭論 zhēng lùn to argue / to debate / to contend / argument / contention / controversy / debate / CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3] syn 计较 計較 jì jiào to bother about / to haggle / to bicker / to argue / plan / stratagem syn 争执 爭執 zhēng zhí to dispute / to disagree / to argue opinionatedly / to wrangle syn 辩论 辯論 biàn lùn debate / argument / to argue over / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 辩护 辯護 biàn hù to speak in defense of / to argue in favor of / to defend / to plead syn 嚷嚷 rāng rang to argue noisily / to shout / to make widely known / to reproach syn 说理 說理 shuō lǐ to reason / to argue logically syn 辩称 辯稱 biàn chēng to argue (that) / to allege / to dispute / to plead (e.g. not guilty) 讲理 講理 jiǎng lǐ to argue / to reason with sb / to talk sense / to be reasonable syn 明言 míng yán to say clearly / to argue clearly / to pronounce / pronounced 抬杠 抬槓 tái gàng to bicker / to argue for the sake of arguing / to carry on poles (together with sb else) / to carry a coffin on poles syn 据理力争 據理力爭 jù lǐ lì zhēng to contend on strong grounds / to argue strongly for what is right 振振有词 振振有詞 zhèn zhèn yǒu cí to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom) / to argue with the courage of one's convictions syn 嚼舌 jiáo shé to gossip / to argue unnecessarily syn 辩 辯 biàn to dispute / to debate / to argue / to discuss syn 阋 鬩 xì to argue / to quarrel 振振有辞 振振有辭 zhèn zhèn yǒu cí to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom) / to argue with the courage of one's convictions / also written 振振有詞|振振有词 聚讼纷纭 聚訟紛紜 jù sòng fēn yún (of a body of people) to offer all kinds of different opinions (idiom) / to argue endlessly syn 博斗 博鬥 bó dòu to fight or argue on a blogging site (netspeak) 嚼舌根 jiáo shé gēn to gossip / to argue unnecessarily 巧辩 巧辯 qiǎo biàn to argue skillfully or plausibly / rhetoric syn 磨嘴 mó zuǐ to argue pointlessly / to talk incessant nonsense / to blather 费口舌 費口舌 fèi kǒu shé to argue needlessly / to waste time explaining syn 辩争 辯爭 biàn zhēng to argue / to dispute 辩说 辯說 biàn shuō to debate / to argue 嚼舌头 嚼舌頭 jiáo shé tóu to gossip / to argue unnecessarily 置辩 置辯 zhì biàn to argue syn 强辩到底 強辯到底 qiǎng biàn dào dǐ to argue endlessly / to try to have the last word 比烂 比爛 bǐ làn to compare two unsatisfactory things / to argue that others have similar or worse faults (as a response to criticism) / whataboutery 费唇舌 費唇舌 fèi chún shé to argue needlessly / to waste time explaining 咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) / (dialect) I or me / (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you / also pr. [za2 men5] syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 黄牛 黃牛 huáng niú ox / cattle / scalper of tickets etc / (dialect) to fail to show up / (dialect) to break a promise syn 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp / to control / (dialect) affecting shyness / coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties / to threaten 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 咧咧 liē liē (dialect) to cry / to whimper / (dialect) to talk drivel 兴 興 xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn 砻 礱 lóng (dialect) tool used to hull rice (similar to a grain mill) / (dialect) to hull rice using this tool syn 㞎 bǎ (dialect) poo / (dialect) to shit 启海话 啟海話 qǐ hǎi huà Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai 媳妇 媳婦 xí fu (dialect) wife / (dialect) young married woman syn 拧巴 擰巴 nǐng ba (dialect) awkward / uncomfortable / (dialect) obstinate / contrary / argumentative 磕碜 磕磣 kē chen (dialect) ugly / unsightly / shabby / (dialect) to humiliate / to ridicule 馃子 餜子 guǒ zi (dialect) pastry / (dialect) youtiao / deep-fried cruller 齁甜 hōu tián (dialect) (of food) excessively sweet / cloying / (dialect) (of words, affection etc) sickenly sweet / overly sentimental 巴适 巴適 bā shì (Sichuan dialect) comfortable / suitable / excellent / really good / (Sichuan dialect) to be close to (sb) / to curry favor with 先生 xiān sheng teacher / gentleman / sir / mister (Mr.) / husband / (dialect) doctor / CL:位[wei4] syn 仔细 仔細 zǐ xì careful / attentive / cautious / to be careful / to look out / (dialect) thrifty / frugal syn 大大 dà dà greatly / enormously / (dialect) dad / uncle syn 眼神 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect) syn 味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past syn 对付 對付 duì fu to handle / to deal with / to tackle / to get by with / to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) syn 周日 週日 zhōu rì (dialect) weekday syn 事儿 事兒 shì r one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 汉子 漢子 hàn zi man / fellow / (dialect) husband syn 飘飘 飄飄 piāo piāo to float about / to flutter (in the breeze) / (dialect) gay guy / (Tw) ghost syn 后续 後續 hòu xù follow-up / (dialect) to remarry syn 梅花 méi huā plum blossom / clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) / wintersweet (dialect) syn 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 交朋友 jiāo péng you to make friends / (dialect) to start an affair with sb 肩头 肩頭 jiān tóu on one's shoulders / (dialect) shoulder syn 马甲 馬甲 mǎ jiǎ corset / sockpuppet (Internet slang) / vest (dialect) syn 嘎嘎 gā gā (onom.) quack / honk / (northern dialect) very / also pr. [ga1 ga5], [ga2 ga5] etc syn 潮州 cháo zhōu see 潮州市[Chao2zhou1 Shi4] / see 潮州鎮|潮州镇[Chao2zhou1 Zhen4] / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3nan2yu3] spoken in east Guangdong 方言 fāng yán topolect / dialect syn 过早 過早 guò zǎo premature / untimely / (dialect) to have breakfast / breakfast 天道 tiān dào natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect) syn 阿拉 ā lā (Wu dialect) I / me / my / we / us / our 调理 調理 tiáo lǐ to nurse one's health / to recuperate / to take care of / to look after / to discipline / to educate / to train / to prepare food / (dialect) to make fun of / (medicine) to opsonize syn 老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father / old man / sir syn 靓女 靚女 liàng nǚ (dialect) pretty girl syn 麻雀 má què sparrow / (dialect) mahjong syn 妹子 mèi zi (dialect) younger sister / girl syn 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 好生 hǎo shēng (dialect) very / quite / properly / well / thoroughly syn 娘子 孃子 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife / polite form of address for a woman syn 几多 幾多 jǐ duō (dialect) how much / how many / how (smart etc) / such ... syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 今朝 jīn zhāo (dialect) today / (literary) the present / this age syn 心慌 xīn huāng to be flustered / (dialect) irregular heart-beat syn 猩猩 xīng xing orangutan / (slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin syn 店家 diàn jiā (old) shopkeeper / innkeeper / (dialect) shop / store syn 耗子 hào zi (dialect) mouse / rat syn 拍拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb 自个儿 自個兒 zì gě r (dialect) oneself / by oneself syn 爹娘 diē niáng (dialect) parents syn 豆油 dòu yóu soy bean oil / (dialect) soy sauce 油菜 yóu cài oilseed rape (Brassica napus) / rape greens / leafy greens of certain Brassica species / (dialect) bok choy syn 天花 tiān huā smallpox / ceiling / stamen of corn / (old) snow / (dialect) sesame oil 经络 經絡 jīng luò energy channels / meridian (TCM) / (dialect) trick / tactic syn 水花 shuǐ huā spray of water / splash / (dialect) chickenpox syn 