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): ㄓㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnfēngxiāngduì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
    • 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)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-hong-siang-tùi / chiam-hong-siong-tùi
    • Tâi-lô: tsiam-hong-siang-tuì / tsiam-hong-siong-tuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciamhongsiangduix, ciamhongsiongduix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/, /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siam³³ hɔŋ³³ siaŋ³³ tui⁴¹/, /t͡siam³³ hɔŋ³³ siɔŋ³³ tui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/, /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/, /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/, /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tui²¹/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 針鋒相對

1. 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