Two needles facing one another
To be evenly matched with one's opponent; to have completely different opinions and/or actions than one's opponent
Neutral
这两个总是针锋相对的政党，难得地在这一个议题上取得一致共识 | Zhè liǎng gè zǒng shì zhēnfēngxiāngduì de zhèngdǎng, nándé de zài zhè yīgè yìtí shàng qǔdé yīzhì gòngshì
These two political parties are diametrically opposed with one another, so it was hard for them to reach a consensus on this topic
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她在辩论中和他针锋相对 | Tā zài biànlùn zhōng hé tā zhēnfēngxiāngduì
She and her opponent were evenly matched in the debate
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针锋相投 (zhēn fēng xiāng tóu)
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《景德传灯录》(Jǐng Dé Chuán Dēng Lù), a work by Sòng (宋, 960-1279) Dynasty writer and monk 释道原 (Shì Dào Yuán)
This chengyu is from a line in the work listed in the "Origin" section above