# 挑戰
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tiǎozhàn
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu$^1$ zin$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thiâu-chan
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): thiau-chiàn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): tiou$^1$ ziêng$^3$ / tiao$^1$ ziang$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tiǎozhàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tiǎojhàn
*** Wade–Giles: tʻiao$^3$-chan$^4$
*** Yale: tyǎu-jàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: teaujann
*** Palladius: тяочжань (tjaočžanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tiu$^1$ zin$^3$
*** Yale: tīu jin
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tiu$^1$ dzin$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tiu$^1$ jin$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siːn³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiâu-chan
*** Hakka Romanization System: tiau$^ˊ$ zan
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tiau$^1$ zan$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯au̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡san⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiau-chiàn
*** Tâi-lô: thiau-tsiàn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tiauciexn
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiau³³ t͡siɛn⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛn¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɛn²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: tiou$^1$ ziêng$^3$ / tiao$^1$ ziang$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thiou tsièng / thiau tsiàng
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiou³³⁻²³ t͡sieŋ²¹³/, /tʰiau³³⁻²³ t͡siaŋ²¹³/
* 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
       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):
* 交兵 (jiāobīng) (literary)
* 交戰／交战 (jiāozhàn)
* 交火 (jiāohuǒ)
* 交鋒／交锋 (jiāofēng) (figurative)
* 作戰／作战 (zuòzhàn)
* 戰／战 (zhàn)
* 打仗 (dǎzhàng)
* 打響／打响 (dǎxiǎng)
* 拍戰／拍战 (Hokkien)
* 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／困难
* 困難的事情／困难的事情 (kùnnan de shìqing)

### Derived terms

* 挑戰書／挑战书
* 挑戰者／挑战者

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 挑戦(ちょうせん) (chōsen)
* → Korean: 도전(挑戰) (dojeon)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 挑 | 戰 |
| ちょう Grade: S | せん Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 挑戰 – see the following entry. :
| 【挑戦ちょうせん】 | [noun] challenge (against authority or a higher-ranked person) [noun] (figuratively) try at something [verb] to challenge [verb] (figuratively) to take on the challenge of doing something (especially something one has not done before); to try; to try one's hand at |
(This term, 挑戰, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 挑 | 戰 |

### Noun

挑戰 • (dojeon) (hangeul 도전)
* hanja form of 도전 (“challenge”)