蛇矛
shé máo · ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
Character breakdown
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How to learn 蛇矛
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Words with the same characters
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contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory
蛇shésnake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]; variant of 蛇[she2]
画蛇添足huàshé-tiānzúlit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
矛头máotóuspearhead; barb; an attack or criticism
自相矛盾zìxiāng-máodùnto contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent