爭權 [争权]

Jyutping zang1 kyun4
Pinyin zhēng quán

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to fight for rights; to fight for power
    • 這種從全國整體利益出發的爭權，不是從本位利益出發的爭權，不能叫做地方主義，不能叫做鬧獨立性。
      这种从全国整体利益出发的争权，不是从本位利益出发的争权，不能叫做地方主义，不能叫做闹独立性。
      zhè zhǒng cóng quán guó zhěng tǐ lì yì chū fā de zhēng quán ， bù shì cóng běn wèi lì yì chū fā de zhēng quán ， bù néng jiào zuò dì fāng zhǔ yì ， bù néng jiào zuò nào dú lì xìng ．
      To fight for such rights in the interest of the whole nation and not of the locality cannot be called localism or an undue assertion of independence.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    争权夺利
    爭權奪利
    zang1 kyun4 dyut6 lei6
    • to fight for power and wealth
  2. Cantonese
    佢哋两兄弟因为争权而决裂。
    佢哋兩兄弟因為爭權而決裂。
    keoi5 dei2 loeng5 hing1 dai6 jan1 wai4 zang1 kyun4 ji4 kyut3 lit6.
    • The two brothers broke up with each other because of their fighting for power.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这种从全国整体利益出发的争权，不是从本位利益出发的争权，不能叫做地方主义，不能叫做闹独立性。
    這種從全國整體利益出發的爭權，不是從本位利益出發的爭權，不能叫做地方主義，不能叫做鬧獨立性。
    zhè zhǒng cóng quán guó zhěng tǐ lì yì chū fā de zhēng quán ， bù shì cóng běn wèi lì yì chū fā de zhēng quán ， bù néng jiào zuò dì fāng zhǔ yì ， bù néng jiào zuò nào dú lì xìng ．
    • To fight for such rights in the interest of the whole nation and not of the locality cannot be called localism or an undue assertion of independence.