反唇相讥

fǎnchúnxiāngjī

answer back sarcastically

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recriminate

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back talk; recriminate

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fǎn chún xiāng jī

v. answer back sarcastically

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mutual bickering and ridicule (idiom); sarcastic repartee

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反唇相讥

fǎn chún xiāng jī

answer back sarcastically; answer with sarcastic rebuttal; bicker with each other; dispute with each other; do back-chat; pay in the same coin and hold sb. up to ridicule; retort like for like (sarcasm for sarcasm; ridicule for ridicule); throw back an insinuation; say sth. in retort:

当儿子反唇相讥的时候， 父亲再也不能控制自己了。 The father could no longer control himself when his son threw back an insinuation.

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反唇相譏|反唇相讥 [fǎn chún xiāng jī] ► mutual bickering and ridicule (idiom); sarcastic repartee