4 characters Idiom and proverb 11 977

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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「爭名奪利」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Fight for fame and interests.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhēng míng duó lì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jaang1 ming4/meng2 dyut6 lei6

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