蛇矛
shé máo
Pinyin

Definition

蛇矛
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shé máo
  1. ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

矛盾
máo dùn
  1. 1 contradiction
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 conflicting views
  4. 4 contradictory
蛇
shé
  1. 1 variant of 蛇[shé]
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,
牛鬼蛇神
niú guǐ shé shén
  1. 1 evil monsters
  2. 2 (fig.) bad characters
  3. 3 (political) bad elements
眼镜蛇
yǎn jìng shé
  1. 1 cobra
矛头
máo tóu
  1. 1 spearhead
  2. 2 barb
  3. 3 an attack or criticism
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
蟒蛇
mǎng shé
  1. 1 python
  2. 2 boa
人蛇
rén shé
  1. 1 illegal immigrant
地头蛇
dì tóu shé
  1. 1 local bully
  2. 2 tyrant
  3. 3 regional mafia boss
大蛇丸
Dà shé wán
  1. 1 Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero
  2. 2 Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
  1. 1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
  3. 3 to punish sb as a warning to others
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
毒蛇
dú shé
  1. 1 viper
水蛇
shuǐ shé
  1. 1 water snake
水蛇腰
shuǐ shé yāo
  1. 1 slender and supple waist
  2. 2 lithe body
  3. 3 feminine pose
游蛇
yóu shé
  1. 1 water snake
  2. 2 colubrid
  3. 3 racer
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
  1. 1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  2. 2 to overdo it
白蛇传
Bái Shé Zhuàn
  1. 1 Tale of the White Snake
  2. 2 Madame White Snake
矛
máo
  1. 1 spear
  2. 2 lance
  3. 3 pike

Idioms (15)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
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
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
  1. 1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
  2. 2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
  1. 1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
  1. 1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
  3. 3 to punish sb as a warning to others
打蛇不死，后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng
  1. 1 if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
  1. 1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  2. 2 to overdo it
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
虚与委蛇
xū yǔ wēi yí
  1. 1 to feign civility (idiom)
龙蛇混杂
lóng shé hùn zá
  1. 1 lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

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