zhēng​míng

to chirp in competition

Senses

争鸣/ 爭鳴 zhēng​míng to chirp in competition

(of birds) to compete in singing or chirping

争鸣/ 爭鳴 zhēng​míng to contend

(of academic or ideological views) to express different opinions in open debate, as in "hundred schools of thought contend"

References

see 争鸣/爭鳴 百家争鸣/百家爭鳴