掙 (zang1) — struggle; strive; make efforts in Cantonese
zangˉ¹掙简 挣
Mandarin Pinyin: zheng1
Meaning of 掙
nounstruggle; strive; make efforts
noun(verb) Throw off
Example Sentences with 掙
keoiˏ₅佢zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手zangˉ¹掙haiˍ₆係matˉ¹乜jeˏ₅嘢lai4?嚟？
What kind of watch is that?
ngoˏ₅我maaiˏ₅買zoˊ²咗zek˗₃隻sanˉ¹新ge˗₃嘅sauˊ²手zang1.掙。
I bought a new watch.
niˉ¹呢zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手zangˉ¹掙houˊ²好leng˗₃靚wo3!喎！
This watch is so beautiful!
ngoˏ₅我soengˊ²想wunˍ₆換tiuˎ₄條sauˊ²手zangˉ¹掙daai3.帶。
I want to change the watch strap.
neiˏ₅你taiˊ²睇haaˏ₅吓ngoˏ₅我zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手zang1.掙。
Look at my watch.
Words Containing 掙
掙脫zang1 tyut3
break away from; throw/cast/shake off
掙錢zaang6 cin2
to make money (often with the implication that more effort is required, or that there is competition for the money); to struggle for money; to eke out a living | [Syn.] 賺錢 [粵]: 搵錢
硬掙ngaang6 zang1
(verb) to vie for; to hardly argue or debate
手掙sau2 zang1
elbow
掙扎zang1 zaat3
struggle
掙飽zaang6 baau2
(of food) be stuffed; be full
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