相反相成
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Chinese[edit]
to be complementary to each other; to complement each other | |||
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trad. (相反相成) | 相反 | 相成 | |
simp. #(相反相成) | 相反 | 相成 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
相反相成
- to be both opposite and complementary; to oppose each other and yet also complement each other
- 怎樣解釋戰爭中提倡勇敢犧牲呢?豈非與「保存自己」相矛盾?不相矛盾,是相反相成的。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Zěnyàng jiěshì zhànzhēng zhōng tíchàng yǒnggǎn xīshēng ne? Qǐfēi yǔ “bǎocún zìjǐ” xiāng máodùn? Bù xiāng máodùn, shì xiāngfǎnxiāngchéng de. [Pinyin]
- How do we justify the encouragement of heroic sacrifice in war? Does it not contradict "self-preservation"? No, it does not; sacrifice and self-preservation are both opposite and complementary to each other.
怎样解释战争中提倡勇敢牺牲呢?岂非与「保存自己」相矛盾?不相矛盾,是相反相成的。 [MSC, simp.]