蘇そ張ちょうの弁べん

noun

skilful debate; well-constructed argument

A classical expression referring to eloquent, persuasive speech reminiscent of the Warring States period rhetoricians Su Qin and Zhang Yi. Rare in modern Japanese; encountered mainly in literary or historical contexts.

• 彼かれの演えん説ぜつはまさに蘇そ張ちょうの弁べんだった。

  His speech was truly a display of skilful debate.