sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
trad. 針尖對麥芒
Also written 針尖對麥芒【zhēn jiān duì mài máng】
Characters in this word
5针
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needle, pin, injection, stitch, CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- zhēn
- Traditional
- 針
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 9180 of 2500
尖
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pointed; tapering; sharp, (of a sound) shrill; piercing, (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen, to make (one's voice) shrill, sharp point; tip, the best of sth; the cream of the crop
- Pinyin
- jiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 11861 of 2500
对
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right; correct, towards; at; for, concerning; regarding, to treat (sb a certain way), to face, (bound form) opposite; facing; matching, to match together; to adjust, to fit; to suit, to answer; to reply, to add; to pour in (a fluid), to check; to compare, classifier: couple; pair
- Pinyin
- duì
- Traditional
- 對
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 35 of 2500
麦
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surname Mai
- Pinyin
- Mài
- Traditional
- 麥
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2982 of 2500
芒
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awn (of cereals), arista (of grain), tip (of a blade), Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass), variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan
- Pinyin
- máng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 34935 of 2500