针尖对麦芒 zhēn jiān duì mài máng

DEFINITIONS

  1. sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)

CHARACTERS

针 zhēn
HSK 4
needle; pin; tack; acupuncture
尖 jiān
HSK 6
sharp, pointed, acute, keen
对 duì
HSK 1
correct, right; facing, opposed
麦 mài
HSK 5
wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of KangXi radical number 199
芒 máng
HSK 6
Miscanthus sinensis