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利大英

@gblee.bsky.social

#China #photography #MaoDun

'Visiting Mao Dun's house'

Beijing, 1985

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January 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM

álgebra jooleana

@aquijuz.bsky.social

uma vez, na china, um vendedor anunciava que suas lanças eram as mais afiadas e poderiam furar qualquer escudo

outro vendedor, seu concorrente, anunciava que seus escudos eram os mais duros e poderiam resistir a qualquer lança

矛 (máo): lança
盾 (dùn): escudo

矛盾 (máodùn): contradição

#chinesdodia

August 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM

Th Ka

@shaoyuandalou.bsky.social

Mao Dun, A. Wang and I. Epstein in Sichuan

#WWII
#Epstein
#MaoDun
#AnnaWang
#Sichuan
#photography

January 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM

Canonn Interstellar Research

@canonn.science

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Maodun Unauthorised Installation

An Unauthorised Installation may be found in orbit of Maodun, in the Isinor system. Please note that as Isinor is Permit Locked, you will need to gain reputation with the The Chapter of Isinor and be offered a permit acquisition opportunity (which can occur at Malerba Orbital in Anotchadiae) before being able to visit. The installation…

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February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Canonn Interstellar Research

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Maodun Unauthorised Installation

An Unauthorised Installation may be found in orbit of Maodun, in the Isinor system. Please note that as Isinor is Permit Locked, you will need to gain reputation with the The Chapter of Isinor and be offered a permit acquisition opportunity (which can occur at Malerba Orbital in Anotchadiae) before being able to visit. The installation…

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August 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Canonn Interstellar Research

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Don't panic! This is a old article from our extensive archive at canonn.science

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Maodun Unauthorised Installation

An Unauthorised Installation may be found in orbit of Maodun, in the Isinor system. Please note that as Isinor is Permit Locked, you will need to gain reputation with the The Chapter of Isinor and be offered a permit acquisition opportunity (which can occur at Malerba Orbital in Anotchadiae) before being able to visit. The installation…

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April 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Guan Yang

@guan.dk

Hegel 黑格尔 Hēigé'ěr
contradiction 矛盾 máodùn
dialectical materialism 辩证唯物主义 biànzhèng wéiwù zhǔyì
historical materialism 历史唯物主义 lìshǐ wéiwù zhǔyì

marxism is an essential component of chinese education so if you rly wanna become
chinese get ready to learn hegel's dialectic in mandarin

October 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM

EveryHeron 𓅣

@everyheron.bsky.social

An example of this paradox in eastern thought can be found in the origin of the Chinese word for contradiction (Chinese: 矛盾; pinyin: máodùn; lit. 'spear-shield' 2/2

In the story, a man trying to sell a spear and a shield claimed that his spear could pierce any shield, and then claimed that his shield was unpierceable. Then, asked about what would happen if he were to take his spear to strike his shield, the seller could not answer. This led to the idiom of "zìxīang máodùn" (自相矛盾, "from each-other spear shield"), or "self-contradictory".

August 30, 2026 at 6:15 PM

利大英

@gblee.bsky.social

#China #Beijing #MaoDun #photography

Mao Dun's House, Beijing, November 1985
Shortly after it opened to visitors.

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Mao Dun's House, Beijing, November 1985
Shortly after it opened to visitors.
I was at British Academy-Chinese Academy Research Fellow. The CASS Institute of Literature organized the visit.

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November 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM

Canonn Interstellar Research

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Maodun Unauthorised Installation

An Unauthorised Installation may be found in orbit of Maodun, in the Isinor system. Please note that as Isinor is Permit Locked, you will need to gain reputation with the The Chapter of Isinor and be offered a permit acquisition opportunity (which can occur at Malerba Orbital in Anotchadiae) before being able to visit. The installation…

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June 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Thomas Kampen

@ziyoudaxue.bsky.social

#BaJin #MaoDun #XiaoQian #Art #Literature

June 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM

中国語学習に励む網走出身40代

@studyzh.bsky.social

【中国語学習】 #語彙力特訓より

◆ 矛盾 [ máodùn ]
【意味】矛盾する

【解説】楚の商人が「どんな盾も貫く矛」と「どんな矛も通さない盾」を売っていた故事に由来。両立しないことを指す。
【注意】主に動詞で「矛盾する」、名詞で「矛盾」の意。形容詞的に使うことも可能。文脈で使い分ける。
【例文】他的说法自相矛盾，不可信。

March 21, 2026 at 6:32 PM

The Historian’s Hut

@thehistorianshut.bsky.social

The Folkloric Origin Tale Of Kunmo Liejiaomi

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#history

The Folkloric Origin Tale Of Kunmo Liejiaomi - The Historian's Hut

The Wusun were one of several nomadic or semi-nomadic peoples in Asia who were literally pushed around by a powerful nomadic confederation known as the Xiongnu. Shanyu Maodun, leader of the Xiongnu fr...

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March 23, 2026 at 9:47 PM

trainchinese

@trainchinese.com

Q: What are some other ways to express 自相矛盾 (zìxiāngmáodùn)?
A: Alternatives include:
1. 前后矛盾 (qiánhòu máodùn) - contradiction over time.
2. 自我否定 (zìwǒ fǒudìng) - self-denial.
3. 自我冲突 (zìwǒ chōngtū) - self-conflict.
All capture the essence of contradiction!

March 28, 2026 at 4:16 PM