sit3 zin3舌戰舌战
Jyutpingsit3 zin3
Yalesit jin
Definition
A verbal battle, war of words, or heated dispute.
neutralcommunication
How it's used
Describes a heated, often public, verbal confrontation rather than a simple disagreement. It implies a back and forth exchange where both sides are actively attacking each other with words. It is frequently used in news reports or formal contexts to describe political debates or public arguments.
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coeng4場chèunghExamples
They engaged in a war of words during the meeting.
Are you two trying to have another verbal battle here?
Related words
Common phrases
to engage in a verbal battle
a war of words breaks out
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
