Meaning of 舌剑唇枪
舌剑唇枪 means war of words; verbal sparring; sharp-tongued debate. Pronounced shé jiàn chún qiāng.
- war of words; verbal sparring; sharp-tongued debate
Definitions & Examples
Biàn辩
lùn论
sài赛
shàng上
，
shuāng双
fāng方
shé舌
jiàn剑
chún唇
qiāng枪
，
hù互
bù不
xiāng相
ràng让
。
At the debate competition, the two sides engaged in a war of words, neither yielding to the other.
Liǎng两
wèi位
zhèng政
kè客
wéi为
le了
zhè这
gè个
yì议
tí题
shé舌
jiàn剑
chún唇
qiāng枪
，
chǎo吵
de得
miàn面
hóng红
ěr耳
chì赤
。
The two politicians crossed swords over this issue, arguing until they were red in the face.
Zhè这
chǎng场
tái谈
pàn判
zuì最
hòu后
biàn变
chéng成
le了
shé舌
jiàn剑
chún唇
qiāng枪
de的
jiāo交
fēng锋
。
This negotiation eventually turned into a clash of verbal swords.
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