唇槍舌劍

Chinese

		lip	gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear	tongue	(double-edged) sword
trad. (唇槍舌劍)		唇	槍	舌	劍
simp. (唇枪舌剑)		唇	枪	舌	剑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chúnqiāngshéjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄕㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁴ coeng¹ sit⁶ gim³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chúnqiāngshéjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄕㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chúnciangshéjiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻun²-chʻiang¹-shê²-chien⁴
    • Yale: chwún-chyāng-shé-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwenchiangsherjiann
    • Palladius: чуньцяншэцзянь (čunʹcjanšɛczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon⁴ coeng¹ sit⁶ gim³
    • Yale: sèuhn chēung siht gim
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁴ tsoeng¹ sit⁹ gim³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên⁴ cêng¹ xid⁶ gim³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ siːt̚² kiːm³³/

Idiom

唇槍舌劍

1. to have a heated verbal exchange

Synonyms

• 舌劍唇槍／舌剑唇枪 (shéjiànchúnqiāng)