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Fight for a Goal
zhēng
爭 is the way to express the idea of fighting for a goal.
This can also mean struggling or arguing. 爭 is okay for a Chinese audience, and while it is a word in Korean, this character is seldom seen alone in Korean grammar.
Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Chapter 81
信言不美美言不信知者不博博者不知善者不多多者不善聖人無積既以為人己癒有既以予人矣已癒多故天之道利而不害聖人之道為而不爭 is the Mawangdui version of Daodejing chapter 81.
It can be translated this way:
Credible words are not eloquent;
Eloquent words are not credible.
The wise are not erudite;
The erudite are not wise.
The adept are not all-around;
The all-around are not adept.
The sages do not accumulate things.
Yet the more they have done for others,
The more they have gained themselves;
The more they have given to others,
The more they have gotten themselves.
Thus, the way of tian (heaven) is to benefit without harming;
The way of sages is to do without contending.
Credible words are not eloquent;
Eloquent words are not credible.
The wise are not erudite;
The erudite are not wise.
The adept are not all-around;
The all-around are not adept.
The sages do not accumulate things.
Yet the more they have done for others,
The more they have gained themselves;
The more they have given to others,
The more they have gotten themselves.
Thus, the way of tian (heaven) is to benefit without harming;
The way of sages is to do without contending.
Another translation:
Sincere words are not showy;
showy words are not sincere.
Those who know are not “widely learned";
those “widely learned” do not know.
The good do not have a lot;
Those with a lot are not good.
The Sage accumulates nothing.
Having used what he had for others,
he has even more.
Having given what he had to others,
what he has is even greater.
Therefore, the Way of Heaven is to benefit and not cause any harm,
The Way of Man is to act on behalf of others and not to compete with them.
Sincere words are not showy;
showy words are not sincere.
Those who know are not “widely learned";
those “widely learned” do not know.
The good do not have a lot;
Those with a lot are not good.
The Sage accumulates nothing.
Having used what he had for others,
he has even more.
Having given what he had to others,
what he has is even greater.
Therefore, the Way of Heaven is to benefit and not cause any harm,
The Way of Man is to act on behalf of others and not to compete with them.
And a third translation:
True words aren't charming,
charming words aren't true.
Good people aren't contentious,
contentious people aren't good.
People who know aren't learned,
learned people don't know.
Wise souls don't hoard;
the more they do for others the more they have,
the more they give the richer they are.
The Way of heaven provides without destroying.
Doing without outdoing
is the Way of the wise.
True words aren't charming,
charming words aren't true.
Good people aren't contentious,
contentious people aren't good.
People who know aren't learned,
learned people don't know.
Wise souls don't hoard;
the more they do for others the more they have,
the more they give the richer they are.
The Way of heaven provides without destroying.
Doing without outdoing
is the Way of the wise.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
爭 争 see styles |
zhēng zheng1 cheng ikadeka |
More info & calligraphy: Fight for a Goalwhy is it so...? |
不爭 不争 see styles |
bù zhēng bu4 zheng1 pu cheng |
widely known; incontestable; undeniable; to not strive for; to not contend for |
分爭 分争 see styles |
fēn zhēng fen1 zheng1 fen cheng |
to dispute; to struggle for mastery |
力爭 力争 see styles |
lì zhēng li4 zheng1 li cheng |
to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly |
息爭 息争 see styles |
xī zhēng xi1 zheng1 hsi cheng |
to settle a dispute |
戰爭 战争 see styles |
zhàn zhēng zhan4 zheng1 chan cheng |
war; conflict; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] |
抗爭 抗争 see styles |
kàng zhēng kang4 zheng1 k`ang cheng kang cheng |
to resist; to make a stand and fight (against) See: 抗争 |
拼爭 拼争 see styles |
pīn zhēng pin1 zheng1 p`in cheng pin cheng |
to fight desperately |
爭先 争先 see styles |
zhēng xiān zheng1 xian1 cheng hsien |
to compete to be first; to contest first place |
爭光 争光 see styles |
zhēng guāng zheng1 guang1 cheng kuang |
to win an honor; to strive to win a prize |
爭取 争取 see styles |
zhēng qǔ zheng1 qu3 cheng ch`ü cheng chü |
to fight for; to strive for; to win over |
爭吵 争吵 see styles |
zhēng chǎo zheng1 chao3 cheng ch`ao cheng chao |
to quarrel; dispute |
爭執 争执 see styles |
zhēng zhí zheng1 zhi2 cheng chih |
to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle |
爭奈 争奈 see styles |
zhēng nài zheng1 nai4 cheng nai ikan |
what can be done...? |
爭奪 争夺 see styles |
zhēng duó zheng1 duo2 cheng to |
to fight over; to contest; to vie over |
爭寵 争宠 see styles |
zhēng chǒng zheng1 chong3 cheng ch`ung cheng chung |
to strive for favor |
爭得 争得 see styles |
zhēng dé zheng1 de2 cheng te |
to obtain by an effort; to strive to get something |
爭戰 争战 see styles |
zhēng zhàn zheng1 zhan4 cheng chan |
fight |
爭持 争持 see styles |
zhēng chí zheng1 chi2 cheng ch`ih cheng chih |
to refuse to concede; not to give in |
爭搶 争抢 see styles |
zhēng qiǎng zheng1 qiang3 cheng ch`iang cheng chiang |
to fight over; to scramble for |
爭氣 争气 see styles |
zhēng qì zheng1 qi4 cheng ch`i cheng chi |
to work hard for something; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short |
爭相 争相 see styles |
zhēng xiāng zheng1 xiang1 cheng hsiang |
to fall over each other in their eagerness to... |
爭端 争端 see styles |
zhēng duān zheng1 duan1 cheng tuan |
dispute; controversy; conflict See: 争端 |
爭臣 争臣 see styles |
zhēng chén zheng1 chen2 cheng ch`en cheng chen |
minister not afraid to give forthright criticism |
爭衡 争衡 see styles |
zhēng héng zheng1 heng2 cheng heng |
to struggle for mastery; to strive for supremacy |
爭訟 争讼 see styles |
zhēng sòng zheng1 song4 cheng sung |
dispute involving litigation; legal dispute |
爭論 争论 see styles |
zhēng lùn zheng1 lun4 cheng lun |
to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3] |
爭議 争议 see styles |
zhēng yì zheng1 yi4 cheng i |
controversy; dispute; to dispute |
爭購 争购 see styles |
zhēng gòu zheng1 gou4 cheng kou |
to compete; to fight for; to rush to purchase |
爭辯 争辩 see styles |
zhēng biàn zheng1 bian4 cheng pien |
a dispute; to wrangle |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Fight for a Goal | 爭 争 | zhēng / zheng1 / zheng | cheng | |
| Daodejing Tao Te Ching - Chapter 81 | 信言不美美言不信知者不博博者不知善者不多多者不善聖人無積既以為人己癒有既以予人矣已癒多故天之道利而不害聖人之道為而不爭 信言不美美言不信知者不博博者不知善者不多多者不善圣人无积既以为人己愈有既以予人矣已愈多故天之道利而不害圣人之道为而不争 | |||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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