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針尖對麥芒
简 针尖对麦芒 · 繁 針尖對麥芒Mandarin · pinyin zhēn jiān duì mài máng
Meanings
- sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
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- 針
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- 尖
- jiān · sharp, pointed, acute, keen
- 對
- duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
- 麥
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- 芒
- máng · Miscanthus sinensis
- 针
- zhēn · needle; pin; tack; acupuncture
- 对
- duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
- 麦
- mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
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Mandarin tones
1–1–4–4–2 · zhen1 jian1 dui4 mai4 mang2
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phrase
- (of two equally strong sides) sharply opposed to each other, neither making any concessions
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