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矛頭指向

简矛头指向 · 繁矛頭指向

Mandarin · pinyin máo tóu zhǐ xiàng

to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)

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矛: máo · spear, lance; Kangxi radical 110
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2–3–4 · mao2 tou2 zhi3 xiang4

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