Definition
口舌 literally means 'mouth and tongue', but figuratively it refers to talking that leads to conflict or the effort of persuasion. It often appears in fixed expressions like 费口舌 ('waste one's words' or 'argue needlessly') and 口舌之争 ('a verbal dispute').
noun
quarreldispute (a verbal conflict)effort spent in persuasion or argument (often in the phrase 费口舌)
Examples
- 口舌。Tāmen wèi nà jiàn shì qǐ le kǒu shé.They had a quarrel over that matter.
- 口舌，。Bié bái fèi kǒu shé le, tā bú huì tīng de.Don't waste your breath; he won't listen.
- 口舌。Zhè chǎng kǒu shé zhī zhēng háo wú yìyì.This verbal dispute is meaningless.
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