矛 (maau4 | mao2) : spear; pike; lance

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矛

maau4

mao2

spear; pike; lance

Stroke count: 5

Level: 3

Radical: 矛 (#110)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

矛

This word has been viewed 7877 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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矛盾 maau4 teon5 mao2 dun4 = contradiction; contradictory

發矛 faat3 maau4 = to be in a temper (also 發茅); to go crazy, to go mad 粵

亡戟得矛 mong4 gik1 dak1 maau4 wang2 ji3 de2 mao2 = a loss in one thing is made up for by the gain in another (lit., "losing a halberd and gaining a spear")

矛頭 maau4 tau4 mao2 tou2 = spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism

自相矛盾 zi6 soeng1 maau4 teon5 zi4 xiang1 mao2 dun4 = to contradict oneself

戰矛 zin3 maau4 zhan4 mao2 = war spear

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 矛
Unicode code for this character: U+77DB (off-site link)

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