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自相矛盾 meaning in English

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自相矛盾 adjective

contradictory(that is itself a contradiction)
adjective
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri]

自相矛盾 /zìxiāngmáodùn/ adjective

self-contradictory(statements that contradict themselves)
adjective
[UK: self ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri] [US: ˈself ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.tə.ri]

自相矛盾的 /zìxiāngmáodùn de/ adjective

paradoxical(having self-contradicting properties)
adjective
[UK: ˌpæ.rə.ˈdɒk.sɪk.l̩] [US: ˌpe.rə.ˈdɑːk.sɪk.l̩]

自相矛盾的說法 noun

contradiction in terms(expression in which components contradict one another)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩ ɪn tɜːmz] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩ ɪn ˈtɝːmz]

自相矛盾的说法 /zìxiāngmáodùn de shuōfǎ/ noun

contradiction in terms(expression in which components contradict one another)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩ ɪn tɜːmz] [US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈdɪk.ʃn̩ ɪn ˈtɝːmz]