dǎzuǐzhàng

打嘴仗

Word · Verb

to quarrel; to have a verbal fight

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to argue; to quarrel; to have a verbal dispute

informal

Refers specifically to a noisy, back-and-forth verbal conflict, often without physical violence. It is informal and sometimes has a slightly humorous or lighthearted connotation, though it describes a real argument.

Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
wèi为
le了
yī一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
jiù就
dǎ打
qǐ起
le了
zuǐ嘴
zhàng仗
 。

They got into a verbal fight over a trivial matter.

Wǎng网
shàng上
de的
liǎng两
gè个
yì意
jiàn见
xiāng相
fǎn反
de的
rén人
yòu又
dǎ打
qǐ起
le了
zuǐ嘴
zhàng仗
 。

Two people with opposing views online are having another verbal battle.

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Yī一
jiā家
rén人
jù聚
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
jiù就
róng容
yì易
dǎ打
zuǐ嘴
zhàng仗
 。

When the family gets together, they easily end up quarreling.