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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

双方在辩论会上唇枪舌剑，互不相让。
Shuāngfāng zài biànlùnhuì shàng chúnqiāngshéjiàn, hùbù xiāng ràng.
The two sides crossed verbal swords in the debate, neither yielding an inch.
会议从头到尾都是唇枪舌剑。
Huìyì cóngtóudàowěi dōu shì chúnqiāngshéjiàn.
The meeting was a running verbal duel from start to finish.

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