







折冲口舌之间 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to skillfully handle difficult negotiations or mediate disputes through verbal means; to maneuver verbally in a contentious situation”. Literally, “To maneuver amidst verbal wrangling”.

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Open the tool →折冲口舌之间 (zhé chōng kǒu shé zhī jiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to skillfully handle difficult negotiations or mediate disputes through verbal means; to maneuver verbally in a contentious situation”.
折冲口舌之间 is pronounced zhé chōng kǒu shé zhī jiān in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 折冲口舌之间 means “to maneuver amidst verbal wrangling”. It is used to mean “to skillfully handle difficult negotiations or mediate disputes through verbal means; to maneuver verbally in a contentious situation”.
折冲:引申为进行外交谈判;口舌:争吵。在辩论、争吵中进行外交谈判