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to contradict oneself · self-contradictory · inconsistent

自相矛盾
zì xiāng máo dùn
z+ì·4th tonex+iāng·1st tonem+áo·2nd toned+ùn·4th tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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The phrase "humanitarian bombing" is an oxymoron.
「人道主义轟炸」一詞是自相矛盾的。
Synonyms
Synonyms
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi); turning a weapon against its owner · fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices · hoist with his own petard以子之矛，攻子之盾yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)漏洞百出lòu dòng bǎi chū
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