針尖對麥芒

Chinese

		pinpoint; point of a needle	couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards something); right	awn of wheat; awn of wheat
trad. (針尖對麥芒)		針尖	對	麥芒
simp. (针尖对麦芒)		针尖	对	麦芒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnjiān duì màimáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnjiān duì màimáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhenjian duèi màimáng
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹-chien¹ tui⁴ mai⁴-mang²
    • Yale: jēn-jyān dwèi mài-máng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenjian duey maymang
    • Palladius: чжэньцзянь дуй майман (čžɛnʹczjanʹ duj majman)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹ mɑŋ³⁵/

Idiom

針尖對麥芒

1. (of two equally strong sides) sharply opposed to each other, neither making any concessions