挑戰

See also: 挑战 and 挑戦

Chinese

		incite; carry on a pole; choose	to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle
trad. (挑戰)		挑	戰
simp. (挑战)		挑	战

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiǎozhàn

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu¹ zin³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thiâu-chan
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): thiau-chiàn

(Teochew, Peng'im): tiou¹ ziêng³ / tiao¹ ziang³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiǎozhàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tiǎojhàn
  - Wade–Giles: tʻiao³-chan⁴
  - Yale: tyǎu-jàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: teaujann
  - Palladius: тяочжань (tjaočžanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tiu¹ zin³
  - Yale: tīu jin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tiu¹ dzin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: tiu¹ jin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiâu-chan
  - Hakka Romanization System: tiau´ zan
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tiau¹ zan⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯au̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡san⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiau-chiàn
  - Tâi-lô: thiau-tsiàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiauciexn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛn²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiau³³ t͡ɕiɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɛn²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɛn¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɛn²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: tiou¹ ziêng³ / tiao¹ ziang³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thiou tsièng / thiau tsiàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiou³³⁻²³ t͡sieŋ²¹³/, /tʰiau³³⁻²³ t͡siaŋ²¹³/

Note:

tiou1 ziêng3 - Chaozhou;
tiao1 ziang3 - Shantou.

Verb

挑戰

(literally) to challenge (to a fight); to throw down the gauntlet
(figuratively) to challenge (invite someone to take part in a contest)
(figuratively) to challenge (put demands on); to test
挑戰自己的極限／挑战自己的极限 ― tiǎozhàn zìjǐ de jíxiàn ― to challenge one's limits

不要挑戰我的底線！ [MSC, trad.]
不要挑战我的底线！ [MSC, simp.]
Bùyào tiǎozhàn wǒ de dǐxiàn! [Pinyin]
Don't test my limit!
(figuratively) to challenge (dispute the validity of something)
挑戰節目的尺度／挑战节目的尺度 ― tiǎozhàn jiémù de chǐdù ― to challenge the speech codes of the program

Synonyms

(to throw down the gauntlet):

Synonyms of 挑戰

交兵 (jiāobīng) (literary)
交火 (jiāohuǒ)
打仗 (dǎzhàng)
交戰／交战 (jiāozhàn)
交鋒／交锋 (jiāofēng) (figurative)
作戰／作战 (zuòzhàn)

打響／打响 (dǎxiǎng)
拍戰／拍战 (Min Nan)
接觸／接触 (jiēchù)
構兵／构兵 (gòubīng) (literary)
開火／开火 (kāihuǒ)

(to test): 考驗／考验 (kǎoyàn)

Noun

挑戰

challenge; difficulty
迎接挑戰／迎接挑战 ― yíngjiē tiǎozhàn ― to meet a challenge

帶來機遇和挑戰／带来机遇和挑战 ― dàilái jīyù hé tiǎozhàn ― to present both opportunities and challenges

Synonyms

困急 (kùnjí) (literary)
困難的事情／困難的事情 (kùnnan de shìqing)

困難／困难 (kùnnan)

Derived terms

挑戰書／挑战书

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