口舌 (kǒu shé) — (noun) quarrel, dispute (a verbal conflict); (noun) effort spent in persuasion or argument (often in the phrase 费口舌)
Definition
Literary noun for verbal conflict or wasted words in an argument, almost always used in set phrases like 费口舌 ('waste one's breath') rather than on its own.
noun
quarreldispute (a verbal conflict)effort spent in persuasion or argument (often in the phrase 费口舌)
Beispiele
- 口舌。Tā men 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 yì yì.This verbal dispute is meaningless.
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