脣槍舌劍

唇枪舌剑
chúnqiāngshéjiàn

to have a heated verbal exchange

Wiktionary

Homographs

唇槍舌劍 chúnqiāngshéjiàn (idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange

Entry Composition

1 脣 chún variant of 唇 chún
=2 槍 Qiāng surname Qiang
=2 槍 qiāng
  1. gun
  2. firearm
  3. rifle
  4. spear
  5. thing with shape or function similar to a gun
  6. to substitute for another person in a test
  7. to knock
  8. classifier for rifle shots

classifiers: 支, 把, 桿, 條, 枝
=3 舌 jī used in 喇舌 lǎjī to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
=3 舌 shé tongue
4 劍 jiàn
  1. double-edged sword
  2. classifier for blows of a sword

classifiers: 口, 把