Chinese
矛盾
/mɑʊ̯³⁵ tu̯ən⁵¹/
contradiction; inconsistency; disagreement; incongruity
- HSK 5
- TOCFL 6
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Origin
From a tale in Han Feizi first attested in c. 2nd century BCE.
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Lineage
- characterChinese矛 “spear; lance”
- characterChinese盾 “shield”
Sources
- HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
- 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
- Written form — n/a
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiktionary: 矛盾