The word 吵架 (chǎojià, "to quarrel") is formed through a vivid conceptual metaphor. It combines 吵 (chǎo), which means "noisy" or "to make a noise" and by extension "to quarrel", with 架 (jià), whose core meaning is "frame", "rack", or "structure". Together, they create the image of a quarrel as a kind of constructed conflict, a verbal "scaffolding" or "framework" upon which opposing voices and insults are built and clash, picturing the argument as a tangible, structured confrontation rather than just random noise.