"have words" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 爭吵
• 談話（嚴肅）

Definition

通常指因分歧而發生爭吵或進行一次嚴肅的談話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為非正式表達，常帶有爭執、緊張氣氛之意，常出現在‘have words with someone’用法，非普通聊天。

Examples

I need to have words with my brother about his attitude.

我需要和我哥哥**爭吵**一下他最近的態度。

They had words after the meeting.

他們在會議後**爭吵**了。

My parents sometimes have words about money.

我父母有時會為錢**爭吵**。

If you keep being late, we’re going to have words.

你再遲到，我們就要**談一談（嚴肅）**了。

Jack and his boss had words over his work performance.

Jack和他的老闆就他的工作表現**發生了爭吵**。

After the game, the players had words on the field.

比賽後，球員們在場上**爭吵**了。