(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
trad. 唇槍舌劍
Also written 唇槍舌劍【chún qiāng shé jiàn】
Characters in this word
4唇
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lip
- Pinyin
- chún
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 16765 of 2500
枪
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surname Qiang
- Pinyin
- Qiāng
- Traditional
- 槍
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 496 of 2500
舌
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used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
- Pinyin
- jī
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 21477 of 2500
剑
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double-edged sword, CL:口[kou3],把[ba3], classifier for blows of a sword
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Traditional
- 劍
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2582 of 2500