唇枪舌剑

Traditional form:

唇槍舌劍

Pinyin (reading):

chúnqiāngshéjiàn

Definitions:

• (idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange

Characters:

• 唇 - lips
• 枪 - gun, rife; lance, spear
• 舌 - tongue; bell clapper
• 剑 - sword, dagger, saber

Traditional characters:

• 唇 - lips
• 槍 - gun, rife; lance, spear
• 舌 - tongue; bell clapper
• 劍 - sword, dagger, saber