意氣之爭

意气之争
yìqìzhīzhēng

conflict or argument driven by emotions

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 意氣 yìqì
  1. inclination; disposition
  2. morale; sentiment
  3. spirit; enthusiasm
2 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
=3 爭 zhēng
  1. to strive for
  2. to vie for
  3. to argue or debate
  4. deficient or lacking (dialect)
  5. how or what (literary)
=3 爭 zhèng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 諍／诤 (zhèng, “to admonish”).
  2. Original form of 諍／诤 (zhèng, “to admonish”).