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Meanings
spear; lance; pike
CL:支 zhī
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Words with 矛 53 total
contradiction · CL: gè · conflicting views · contradictory矛盾máo dùnancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body蛇矛shé máoshaft矛柄máo bǐng(bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)矛隼máo sǔnspearhead · barb · an attack or criticism矛头máo tóupike · lance · CL:把 bǎ,柄 bǐng长矛cháng máoto be at loggerheads · to have a falling out闹矛盾nào máo dùn
Idioms with 矛 7 total Chain
(idiom) to lose a halberd and gain a spear; fig. to have a loss and a gain; to get something equivalent to what one lost亡戟得矛wáng jǐ dé máolit. 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 dùnto contradict oneself · self-contradictory · inconsistent自相矛盾zì xiāng máo dùn