shé​zhàn

argue heatedly

  • created sense approved 舌战/舌戰 · shé​zhàn · argue heatedly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    舌战 / 舌戰

    shé​zhàn

    argue heatedly

    to engage in a heated oral debate or verbal sparring

    舌 (literal) → 舌 · shé · tongue 战 (literal) → 战/戰 · zhàn · competition

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  • created sense approved 舌战/舌戰 · shé​zhàn · war of words — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    舌战 / 舌戰

    shé​zhàn

    war of words

    a heated dispute, verbal battle, or duel of words

    舌 (literal) → 舌 · shé · tongue 战 (literal) → 战/戰 · zhàn · war

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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