闹矛盾
nào máo dùn
Pinyin

Definition

闹矛盾
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nào máo dùn
  1. to be at loggerheads
  2. to have a falling out

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

máo dùn
  1. 1 contradiction
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 conflicting views
  4. 4 contradictory
hòu dùn
  1. 1 support
  2. 2 backing
dùn
  1. 1 shield
  2. 2 (currency) Vietnamese dong
  3. 3 currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)
dùn pái
  1. 1 shield
  2. 2 pretext
  3. 3 excuse
zhàng bā shé máo
  1. 1 ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body,
dùn gòu jī
  1. 1 tunnel boring machine
máo
  1. 1 spear
  2. 2 lance
  3. 3 pike
máo tóu
  1. 1 spearhead
  2. 2 barb
  3. 3 an attack or criticism
Máo Dùn
  1. 1 Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist
Tán Dùn
  1. 1 Tan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer
Yuè nán dùn
  1. 1 Vietnamese dong (currency)
cháng máo
  1. 1 pike
  2. 2 lance
  3. 3 CL:把[bǎ],柄[bǐng]

Idioms (1)

以子之矛,攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard

Sample Sentences

是不是两口子闹矛盾了?
shìbushì liǎngkǒuzi nàomáodùn le ?
Is it that there’s some conflict at home?
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