| 自相矛盾 |
zì xiāng máo dùn |
to contradict oneself / self-contradictory / inconsistent |
| 自 |
zì |
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course |
| 自相 |
zì xiāng |
mutual / each other / one another / self- |
| 相 |
Xiāng |
surname Xiang |
| 相 |
xiāng |
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品) |
| 相 |
xiàng |
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) |
| 矛 |
máo |
spear / lance / pike |
| 矛盾 |
máo dùn |
contradiction / CL:个 / conflicting views / contradictory |
| 盾 |
dùn |
shield / (currency) Vietnamese dong / currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc) |