抗日

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: kang3 rig8
POJ: khàng-ji̍k
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

adjective: anti-Japanese, to resist Japan
抗日

Wiktionary lists both a verb sense ('to resist Japan') and an adjective sense ('anti-Japanese, attributive') for this reading; adjective was chosen as the more common attributive usage but the pos is genuinely dual.

Usage: intransitive

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