to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
trad. 爭風吃醋
Also written 爭風吃醋【zhēng fēng chī cù】
Characters in this word
4争
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to strive for, to vie for, to argue or debate, deficient or lacking (dialect), how or what (literary)
- Pinyin
- zhēng
- Traditional
- 爭
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 13204 of 2500
风
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wind, news, style, custom, manner, CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- Pinyin
- fēng
- Traditional
- 風
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2842 of 2500
吃
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to eat; to consume, to eat at (a cafeteria etc), to eradicate; to destroy, to absorb, to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
- Pinyin
- chī
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 143 of 2500
醋
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vinegar, jealousy (in love rivalry)
- Pinyin
- cù
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 16537 of 2500