唇枪舌剑(chún qiāng shé jiàn): (idiom) to cross verbal swords
4 charactersTrad. 脣槍舌劍
(idiom) to cross verbal swords
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- chún qiāng shé jiàn
- Meaning
- (idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 脣槍舌劍
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