自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to contradict oneself
  2. self-contradictory
  3. inconsistent

CHARACTERS

自 zì self, private, personal; from
相 xiāng mutual, reciprocal, each other
矛 máo spear, lance; KangXi radical 110
盾 dùn shield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder