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唇枪舌剑

唇槍舌劍
chúnqiāng-shéjiàn
idiom #41,887

Meanings

  1. 1 lips like spears, tongue like swords (idiom)
  2. 2 to engage in a heated verbal exchange; to cross verbal swords

Examples

HSK 6
会议从头到尾都是唇枪舌剑。
Huìyì cóngtóu-dàowěi dōu shì chúnqiāng-shéjiàn.
The meeting was a running verbal duel from start to finish.
HSK 7-9
双方在辩论会上唇枪舌剑，互不相让。
Shuāngfāng zài biànlùnhuì shàng chúnqiāng-shéjiàn, hùbù xiāngràng.
The two sides crossed verbal swords in the debate, neither yielding an inch.

Tips

memory
Vivid word-level metaphor: 唇 (lips) = 枪 (spear), 舌 (tongue) = 剑 (sword). Imagine a debate as physical combat, each word a thrust or cut.

Stroke Order

唇 chún
枪 qiāng
舌 shé
剑 jiàn