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自相矛盾

自相矛盾 zi6 soeng1 maau4 teon5

Indicates a contradiction or inconsistency in one’s speech,actions,or manner。Sometimes shortened to just 矛盾.

 

一 個 賣 兵 器 嘅 商 人 去 到  一 個 小 鎮 ﹐ 對 嗰 度 d 居 民 推 廣 自 己 嘅 商 品 ﹕ “我 d 長 矛 係 天 下 最 銳 利 嘅 ﹐ 乜 嘢吉 都 可 以 吉 穿 。 ”

jat1 go3 maai6 bing1 hei3 ge3 soeng1 jan4 dou3 liu5 jat1 go3 siu2 zan3, deoi3 go2 dou6 di geoi1 man4 teoi1 gwong2 zi6 gei2 ge3 soeng1 ban2: “ngo5 di coeng4 maau4 hai6 tin1 haa6 zeoi3 jeoi6 lei6 ge3, mat1 je5 dou1 ho2 ji5 gat1 cyun1.

An arms merchant came to a village, and started selling his goods to the villagers there, saying, “My spears are the sharpest in the world. They can pierce anything!”

過 咗 一 陣 ﹐ 佢 拿 起 一 個 盾 牌 話 ﹕“ 呢 個 盾 牌 係 非 常 堅 固 嘅 ﹐ 冇 武 器 能 夠 吉 穿 佢 。 ”

gwo3 zo2 jat1 zan6, keoi5 naa4 hei2 jat1 go3 teon5 paai4 waa6: “ni1 go3 teon5 paai4 hai6 fei1 soeng4 gin1 gu3 ge3, mou5 mou5 hei3 nang4 gau3 gat1 cyun1 keoi5.

After a while, he picked up a shield and said, “This shield is very sturdy. No weapon can pierce through it.”

一 個 聰 明 嘅 旁 觀 者 就 問 ﹕“ 咁 如 果 拿 天 下 最 銳 利 嘅 矛 ﹐吉 天 下 最 堅 固 嘅 盾 ﹐ 會 有 咩 結 果 呢 ﹖ ”

jat1 go3 cung1 ming4 ge3 pong4 gun1 ze2 zau6 man6: “gam3 jyu4 gwo2 naa4 tin1 haa6 zeoi3 jeoi6 lei6 ge3 maau4, gat1 tin1 haa6 zeoi3 gin1 gu3 ge3 teon5, wui5 jau5 me1 git3 gwo2 ne1?

An intelligent bystander asked, “So if I took the world’s sharpest spear, and strike it against the world’s sturdiest shield, what would happen?”

嗰 個 商 人 就 答 唔 到 呢 個 問 題 。

go3 go3 soeng1 jan4 zau6 daap3 ng4 dou3 ni1 go3 man6 tai4.

That merchant couldn’t answer this question.  

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