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矛
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Definitions
- 1. spear
- 2. lance
- 3. pike
Words Containing 矛
(bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
internal contradiction
tensions between mainland China and Hong Kong (since 1997)
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
to contradict oneself
contradictions between ourselves and the enemy
(bird species of China) lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata)
spearhead
pike
shaft
to be at loggerheads
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957
internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)
contradiction
(bird species of China) Chinese babax (Babax lanceolatus)
ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)