針鋒 [针锋]

Jyutping zam1 fung1
Pinyin zhēn fēng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    subtle point
  2. noun
    sharpness of a needle
  3. noun
    point of a needle
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢两个成日针锋相对，从来都唔打算和解。
    佢兩個成日針鋒相對，從來都唔打算和解。
    keoi5 loeng5 go3 sing4 jat6 zam1 fung1 soeng1 deoi3, cung4 loi4 dou1 m4 daa2 syun3 wo4 gaai2.
    • They are always standing in sharp opposition to each other, and neither side is prepared to compromise.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我们是针锋相对，寸土必争，绝不让国民党轻轻易易地占我们的地方，杀我们的人。
    我們是針鋒相對，寸土必爭，絕不讓國民黨輕輕易易地佔我們的地方，殺我們的人。
    wǒ men shì zhēn fēng xiāng duì ， cùn tǔ bì zhēng ， jué bù ràng guó mín dǎng qīng qīng yì yì de zhàn wǒ men de dì fang ， shā wǒ men de rén ．
    • Our [policy] is to give tit for tat and fight for every inch of land; we will never let the Kuomintang easily seize our land and kill our people.