蘇そ張ちょう

noun

good debater; skilled arguer

Rare, literary term referring to a person who is eloquent and skilled in debate, derived from the names of two famous Chinese debaters, Su Qin and Zhang Yi (蘇秦 and 張儀). Not used in everyday conversation.

• 彼かれは蘇そ張ちょうの才さいがあると言いわれた。

  He was said to have the talent of a great debater.