反唇相讥

Traditional: 反唇相譏

fǎn chún xiāng jī

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort

What does 反唇相讥 mean?

反唇相讥 (fǎn chún xiāng jī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort

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反fǎncontrary · in reverse 唇chúnlip 相Xiāngsurname Xiang 讥jīto ridicule

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反唇相讥

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