zhēn fēng xiāng duì

to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat

measure for measure

give tit for tat; be diametrically opposed to; blow by blow; contrast sharply with; diamond cut diamond; give sb. tit for tat; pay tit-for-tat; stand in sharp opposition to ...; Two sides of the argument match point by point.; The two sides meet squarely on the issue in an argument.:

1) be diametrically opposed

2) give tit for tat

3) oppose each other with equal harshness

【释义】针锋：针尖。针尖对针尖。比喻双方在策略、论点及行动方式等方面尖锐对立。

【近义】针锋相投

【反义】逆来顺受

【出处】宋·释道原《景德传灯录》卷二：“夫一切回答，如针锋相投，无纤毫参差。”

【用例】彩云听着唐卿的话来得厉害，句句和自己的话针锋相对，思忖只有答应了再说。（清·曾朴《孽海花》第二十六回）

1) 针尖对针尖。比喻双方对等。

2) 比喻双方策略、言论、行动等尖锐地对立。