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 sth); 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): ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄢㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄤˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnjiān duì màimáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄐㄧㄢㄉㄨㄟˋ 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

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

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