舌战 (舌戰)
shé zhàn
Pinyin
Definition
舌战 (舌戰)
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- verbal sparring
- duel of words
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 verbal sparring
- 2 duel of words
- 1 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
- 1 dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
- 2 to talk sb round
Idioms (13)
口干舌燥
- 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
如簧之舌
- 1 lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)
- 2 fig. a glib tongue
巧舌如簧
- 1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
- 2 fig. to have a glib tongue
弄嘴弄舌
- 1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
张口结舌
- 1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
- 2 gaping and speechless