zhēnjiānduìmàimáng

idiom
common

Meaning of 针尖儿对麦芒儿

针尖儿对麦芒儿 means to be in sharp conflict; to confront each other with equal intensity; diamond cut diamond. Pronounced zhēn jiān duì mài máng.

  • to be in sharp conflict; to confront each other with equal intensity; diamond cut diamond

Definitions & Examples

Liǎng
rén
 
 
zhēn
jiān
duì
mài
máng
 
yuè
chǎo
yuè
hai
 

The two of them went back and forth, tit for tat, and the argument grew fiercer and fiercer.

Zhè
liǎng
duì
shí
xiāng
dāng
 
sài
de
zhēn
jiān
duì
mài
máng
 

These two teams are evenly matched, and the game is a fierce, head-to-head battle.

men
liǎ
zhēn
jiān
duì
mài
máng
 
shéi
kěn
ràng
 

The two of them are at loggerheads, and neither is willing to back down.