顶嘴

dǐngzuǐ

reply defiantly (usually to one's elder or superior); answer back; talk back

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answer back; backchat; crack back; retort; talk back

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a back answer; answer back; backchat; crack back; retort; talk back

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dǐng zuǐ

v. reply defiantly, answer back

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ding3 zui3

to talk back, to answer back

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顶嘴

dǐng zuǐ

（多指对尊长争辩） reply defiantly; answer back; talk back; back talk; bicker:

不许你顶嘴! None of your lip!

你妈妈责备你时， 你不应该顶嘴。 When your mother scolds you, you shouldn't answer (her) back.

他因为和教师顶嘴受到了处分。 He was disciplined at school for talking back to the teacher.

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頂嘴|顶嘴 [dǐng zuǐ] ► to talk back ► to answer back