唇舌 chúnshé words; argument Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 枉费唇舌 wǎngfèichúnshé to waste one's breath to waste many words to no avail; to talk in vain without achieving any results大费唇舌 dàfèichúnshé to waste a lot of breath to talk a great deal in an effort to explain or persuade; to go to great lengths to convince someone