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
(Pinyin): zhēnfēngxiāngduì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄈㄥㄒㄧㄤㄉㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zam¹ fung¹ soeng¹ deoi³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiam-hong-siong-tùi / chiam-hong-siang-tùi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnfēngxiāngduì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄈㄥㄒㄧㄤㄉㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhenfongsiangduèi
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-fêng¹-hsiang¹-tui⁴
  - Yale: jēn-fēng-syāng-dwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenfengshiangduey
  - Palladius: чжэньфэнсяндуй (čžɛnʹfɛnsjanduj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zam¹ fung¹ soeng¹ deoi³
  - Yale: jām fūng sēung deui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzam¹ fung¹ soeng¹ doey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zem¹ fung¹ sêng¹ dêu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɵy̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-hong-siong-tùi
  - Tâi-lô: tsiam-hong-siong-tuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciamhongsiongduix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-hong-siang-tùi
  - Tâi-lô: tsiam-hong-siang-tuì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciamhongsiangduix
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/

Idiom

針鋒相對

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