舌戰群儒

Chinese

		to have a verbal battle with; to argue heatedly with; hot dispute to have a verbal battle with; to argue heatedly with; hot dispute; verbal battle	crowd; flock; group	scholar; Confucian
trad. (舌戰群儒/舌戰羣儒)		舌戰	群/羣	儒
simp. (舌战群儒)		舌战	群	儒

Etymology

From the title of the 43rd chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms:

諸葛亮舌戰群儒　魯子敬力排眾議 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]

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诸葛亮舌战群儒　鲁子敬力排众议 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

Zhūgě Liàng shézhànqúnrú, Lǔ Zǐjìng lìpáizhòngyì [Pinyin]

Zhuge Liang Debated with Groups of Confucian Scholars, Lu Zijing Tried Hard to Refute Opposing Opinions

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shézhànqúnrú

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˊ ㄓㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shézhànqúnrú
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄓㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shéjhàncyúnrú
    • Wade–Giles: shê²-chan⁴-chʻün²-ju²
    • Yale: shé-jàn-chyún-rú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sherjannchyunru
    • Palladius: шэчжаньцюньжу (šɛčžanʹcjunʹžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ ʐu³⁵/

Idiom

舌戰群儒

1. to have an intense debate with many people at the same time (and defeat them)