矛隼
máo sǔn
Pinyin

Definition

矛隼
 - 
máo sǔn
  1. (bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

矛盾
máo dùn
  1. 1 contradiction
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 conflicting views
  4. 4 contradictory
矛头
máo tóu
  1. 1 spearhead
  2. 2 barb
  3. 3 an attack or criticism
丈八蛇矛
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,
矛
máo
  1. 1 spear
  2. 2 lance
  3. 3 pike
长矛
cháng máo
  1. 1 pike
  2. 2 lance
  3. 3 CL:把[bǎ],柄[bǐng]
隼
sǔn
  1. 1 falcon
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [zhǔn]

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