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.]
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 14th 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

Idiom

舌戰群儒

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