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自相矛盾

自相矛盾

Chinese

		mutually	contradiction; inconsistency; disagreement contradiction; inconsistency; disagreement; incongruity
simp. and trad. (自相矛盾)		自相	矛盾

Idiom

自相矛盾

self-contradictory; paradoxical; to contradict oneself

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zìxiāngmáodùn

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ soeng¹ maau⁴ teon⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zìxiāngmáodùn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhshiangmauduenn
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ soeng¹ maau⁴ teon⁵
  - Yale: jih sēung màauh téuhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ soeng¹ maau⁴ toen⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ mɑːu̯²¹ tʰɵn¹³/