蛇矛 shé máo ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ se4 maau4
- ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
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蛇
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 人蛇 rén shé ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄜˊ jan4 se4 illegal immigrant (esp. one smuggled across borders)
- 委蛇 wēi yí ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ wai2 se4 variant of 逶迤
- 巳蛇 sì shé ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˊ zi6 se4 Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
- 毒蛇 dú shé ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄜˊ duk6 se4 viper
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- 水蛇 shuǐ shé ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ seoi2 se4 water snake
- 游蛇 yóu shé ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ jau4 se4 water snake
- 蚺蛇 rán shé ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄜˊ jim4 se4 boa
- 蛇信 shé xìn ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ se4 seon3 snake's tongue
- 蛇岛 蛇島 Shé dǎo ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄠˇ se4 dou2 Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes
- 蛇年 shé nián ㄕㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ se4 nin4 Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
- 蛇形 shé xíng ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ se4 jing4 S-shaped
- 蛇果 Shé guǒ ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ se4 gwo2 Red Delicious (a sort of apple)
- 蛇毒 shé dú ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄨˊ se4 duk6 snake venom
- 蛇皮 shé pí ㄕㄜˊ ㄆㄧˊ se4 pei4 snake skin
- 蛇管 shé guǎn ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ se4 gun2 flexible hose
- 蛇胆 蛇膽 shé dǎn ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄢˇ se4 daam2 snake gall (used in TCM)
- 蛇莓 shé méi ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ se4 mui4 Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
- 蛇蒿 shé hāo ㄕㄜˊ ㄏㄠ se4 hou1 tarragon
- 蛇藨 shé pāo ㄕㄜˊ ㄆㄠ se4 biu1 Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
矛
- 矛盾 máo dùn ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ maau4 teon5 contradiction
- 矛头 矛頭 máo tóu ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ maau4 tau4 spearhead
- 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ zi6 soeng1 maau4 teon5 to contradict oneself
- 矛柄 máo bǐng ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˇ maau4 beng3 shaft
- 矛隼 máo sǔn ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄣˇ maau4 zeon2 (bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
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- 长矛 長矛 cháng máo ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄠˊ coeng4 maau4 pike
- 闹矛盾 鬧矛盾 nào máo dùn ㄋㄠˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ naau6 maau4 teon5 to be at loggerheads
- 丈八蛇矛 zhàng bā shé máo ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ zoeng6 baat3 se4 maau4 ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺 in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
- 内部矛盾 內部矛盾 nèi bù máo dùn ㄋㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ noi6 bou6 maau4 teon5 internal contradiction
- 敌我矛盾 敵我矛盾 dí wǒ máo dùn ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ dik6 ngo5 maau4 teon5 contradictions between ourselves and the enemy
- 矛斑蝗莺 矛斑蝗鶯 máo bān huáng yīng ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄥ maau4 baan1 wong4 ang1 (bird species of China) lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata)
- 矛纹草鹛 矛紋草鶥 máo wén cǎo méi ㄇㄠˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ maau4 man4 cou2 mei4 (bird species of China) Chinese babax (Pterorhinus lanceolatus)
- 矛头指向 矛頭指向 máo tóu zhǐ xiàng ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ maau4 tau4 zi2 hoeng3 to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)
- 陆港矛盾 陸港矛盾 Lù Gǎng máo dùn ㄌㄨˋ ㄍㄤˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ luk6 gong2 maau4 teon5 tensions between mainland China and Hong Kong (since 1997)
Idioms with these characters
- 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄥˇ bui1 gung1 se4 jing2 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- 笔走龙蛇 筆走龍蛇 bǐ zǒu lóng shé ㄅㄧˇ ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄜˊ bat1 zau2 lung4 se4 lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom)
- 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄜˊ daa2 cou2 geng1 se4 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
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- 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ fat6 hau2 se4 sam1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ fu2 tau4 se4 mei5 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- 龙蛇混杂 龍蛇混雜 lóng shé hùn zá ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄚˊ lung4 se4 wan6 zaap6 lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)
- 龙头蛇尾 龍頭蛇尾 lóng tóu shé wěi ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ lung4 tau4 se4 mei5 lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- 虚与委蛇 虛與委蛇 xū yǔ wēi yí ㄒㄩ ㄩˇ ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ heoi1 jyu5 wai1 ji4 (idiom) to feign civility
- 引蛇出洞 yǐn shé chū dòng ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥˋ jan5 se4 ceot1 dung6 lit. to pull a snake from its hole