口辯

Chinese
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
 
dispute; debate; argue
dispute; debate; argue; discuss
trad. (口辯) 口 辯
simp. (口辩) 口 辩

Etymology

From Shiji:

淮南王有女陵，慧，有口辯。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
淮南王有女陵，慧，有口辩。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
Huáinán Wáng yǒu nǚ Líng, huì, yǒu kǒubiàn. [Pinyin]
The Duke of Huainan had a daughter named Ling. She was intelligent and eloquent.

Pronunciation

Noun

口辯

  1. (archaic) eloquence
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