针锋相对 — Chinese idiom
针锋相对
zhēn fēng xiāng duì
Traditional: 針鋒相對
Meaning
- to oppose each other with equal harshness ; tit for tat
- measure for measure
Character by character
- 针zhēnneedle, pin, tack; acupuncture
- 锋fēngspear-point; edge, point, tip
- 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 对duìcorrect, right; facing, opposed
Idioms sharing a character
- 一针见血 yī zhēn jiàn xiě
- 大海捞针 dà hǎi lāo zhēn
- 如坐针毡 rú zuò zhēn zhān
- 磨杵成针 mó chǔ chéng zhēn
- 穿针引线 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
- 绵里藏针 mián lǐ cáng zhēn
- 见缝插针 jiàn fèng chā zhēn
- 飞针走线 fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn
- 及锋而试 jí fēng ér shì
- 冲锋陷阵 chōng fēng xiàn zhèn
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