針鋒相對

See also: 针锋相对

Chinese
point of a needle; sharpness of a needle to square off; to face off; to face each other
trad. (針鋒相對) 針鋒 相對
simp. (针锋相对) 针锋 相对

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-hong-siang-tùi / chiam-hong-siong-tùi
      • Tâi-lô: tsiam-hong-siang-tuì / tsiam-hong-siong-tuì
      • Phofsit Daibuun: ciamhongsiangduix, ciamhongsiongduix
      • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/, /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiam³³ hɔŋ³³ ɕiaŋ³³ tui⁴¹/, /t͡ɕiam³³ hɔŋ³³ ɕiɔŋ³³ tui⁴¹/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/, /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/
      • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/, /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/, /t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/

Idiom

針鋒相對

  1. to be diametrically opposed; to be in sharp opposition; to go toe-to-toe with somebody in action or speech; to give tit for tat
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