盾牌
dùn pái
Pinyin

Definition

盾牌
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dùn pái
  1. shield
  2. pretext
  3. excuse

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

品牌
pǐn pái
  1. 1 brand name
  2. 2 trademark
打牌
dǎ pái
  1. 1 to play mahjong or cards
牌
pái
  1. 1 mahjong tile
  2. 2 playing card
  3. 3 game pieces
  4. 4 signboard
  5. 5 plate
  6. 6 tablet
  7. 7 medal
  8. 8 CL:片[piàn],個|个[gè],塊|块[kuài]
矛盾
máo dùn
  1. 1 contradiction
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 conflicting views
  4. 4 contradictory
名牌
míng pái
  1. 1 famous brand
  2. 2 nameplate
  3. 3 name tag
大牌
dà pái
  1. 1 strong card
  2. 2 honor card (card games)
  3. 3 very popular or successful person
  4. 4 self-important
底牌
dǐ pái
  1. 1 cards in one's hand
  2. 2 (fig.) undisclosed strength or information
  3. 3 hidden trump
广告牌
guǎng gào pái
  1. 1 billboard
后盾
hòu dùn
  1. 1 support
  2. 2 backing
招牌
zhāo pai
  1. 1 signboard
  2. 2 shop sign
  3. 3 reputation of a business
扑克牌
pū kè pái
  1. 1 poker (card game)
  2. 2 playing card
  3. 3 CL:副[fù]
洗牌
xǐ pái
  1. 1 to shuffle cards
牌坊
pái fāng
  1. 1 memorial arch
牌型
pái xíng
  1. 1 hand (in mahjong or card games)
牌子
pái zi
  1. 1 sign
  2. 2 trademark
  3. 3 brand
牌局
pái jú
  1. 1 gambling get-together
  2. 2 game of cards, mahjong etc
牌照
pái zhào
  1. 1 (business) licence
  2. 2 vehicle licence
  3. 3 car registration
  4. 4 licence plate
王牌
wáng pái
  1. 1 trump card
玩牌
wán pái
  1. 1 to play cards
  2. 2 to play mahjong
登机牌
dēng jī pái
  1. 1 boarding pass

Idioms (2)

以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too

Sample Sentences