矛

máo

Uncommon

Definitions

1. spear
2. lance
3. pike

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Words Containing 矛

• 矛盾 矛盾 máo dùn: contradiction
• 矛头 矛头 máo tóu: spearhead
• 自相矛盾 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn: to contradict oneself
• 丈八蛇矛 丈八蛇矛 zhàng bā shé máo: ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
• 人民内部矛盾 人民内部矛盾 rén mín nèi bù máo dùn: internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)
• 以子之矛，攻子之盾 以子之矛，攻子之盾 yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn: 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
• 内部矛盾 内部矛盾 nèi bù máo dùn: internal contradiction
• 敌我矛盾 敌我矛盾 dí wǒ máo dùn: contradictions between ourselves and the enemy
• 正确处理人民内部矛盾 正确处理人民内部矛盾 zhèng què chǔ lǐ rén mín nèi bù máo dùn: On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957
• 矛斑蝗莺 矛斑蝗莺 máo bān huáng yīng: (bird species of China) lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata)
• 矛柄 矛柄 máo bǐng: shaft
• 矛纹草鹛 矛纹草鹛 máo wén cǎo méi: (bird species of China) Chinese babax (Babax lanceolatus)
• 矛隼 矛隼 máo sǔn: (bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
• 矛头指向 矛头指向 máo tóu zhǐ xiàng: to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)
• 蛇矛 蛇矛 shé máo: ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
• 长矛 长矛 cháng máo: pike
• 陆港矛盾 陆港矛盾 lù gǎng máo dùn: tensions between mainland China and Hong Kong (since 1997)
• 闹矛盾 闹矛盾 nào máo dùn: to be at loggerheads