舌战群儒 — “Tongue battle a group of scholars”
舌战群儒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in a heated debate with a group of scholars or learned individuals and effectively refute their arguments”. Literally, “Tongue battle a group of scholars”.
舌战群儒 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 舌战群儒
Towards the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Liu Biao passed away, Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao, which put Liu Bei and Sun Quan in an extremely disadvantageous position.
Liu Bei sent Zhuge Liang, accompanied by Lu Su, to Eastern Wu to persuade Sun Quan to form an alliance against Cao Cao.
Before Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang successively and thoroughly refuted the arguments of surrender put forth by Zhang Zhao, Yu Fan, Bu Zhi, and Lu Ji, leaving them speechless.
Sun Quan eventually agreed to ally with Liu Bei against Cao Cao.
Idioms Related to 舌战群儒
More idioms starting with 舌
- shé舌jiàn剑chún唇qiāng枪fierce verbal debate
- shé舌jiān尖kǒu口kuài快sharp-tongued and quick-witted
- shé舌gàn干chún唇jiāo焦talk oneself hoarse
- shé舌jiǎo挢bù不xià下Speechless with shock or amazement
- shé舌bì敝chún唇kū枯talk oneself hoarse
- shé舌bì敝chún唇jiāo焦talk oneself hoarse
- shé舌bì敝ěr耳lóng聋talk oneself hoarse to deaf ears
- shé舌qiáo桥bù不xià下struck dumb with astonishment
- shé舌duān端yuè月dàn旦habitually make critical remarks about others
- shé舌fēng锋rú如huǒ火to speak with a fiery tongue
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What does 舌战群儒 mean?
舌战群儒 (shé zhàn qún rú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in a heated debate with a group of scholars or learned individuals and effectively refute their arguments”.
How do you pronounce 舌战群儒?
舌战群儒 is pronounced shé zhàn qún rú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 舌战群儒 literally mean?
Literally, 舌战群儒 means “Tongue battle a group of scholars”. It is used to mean “to engage in a heated debate with a group of scholars or learned individuals and effectively refute their arguments”.
Where does 舌战群儒 come from?
舌战群儒 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 舌战群儒?
舌战：激烈争辩；儒：指读书人。指同很多人辩论，并驳倒对方。