created sense approved 不蒸馒头争口气/不蒸饅頭爭口氣 · bùzhēngmántouzhēngkǒuqì · to be determined to do better than others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
不蒸馒头争口气 / 不蒸饅頭爭口氣
bùzhēngmántouzhēngkǒuqì
to be determined to do better than others
To act out of a desire to prove one's worth or to save face rather than for material gain; determined to succeed or have one's revenge in order to restore one's dignity.
不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 蒸 (literal) → 蒸 · zhēng · to steam 馒头 (literal) → 馒头/饅頭 · mántou · steamed bun 争口气 (literal) → 争口气/爭口氣 · zhēngkǒuqì · to fight for credit
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