máo
矛 (máo) is a Chinese word meaning “spear; lance; pike; CL:支[zhi1]”.
Meanings
- 1spear; lance; pike
- 2CL:支[zhi1]
Related words
矛盾contradiction矛头spearhead长矛pike自相矛盾to contradict oneself丈八蛇矛ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body人民内部矛盾internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)以子之矛，攻子之盾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内部矛盾internal contradiction敌我矛盾contradictions between ourselves and the enemy矛头指向to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)矛斑蝗莺(bird species of China) lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata)矛柄shaft