反脣相譏

See also: 反唇相讥 and 反唇相譏

Chinese

		wrong side out or up; anti-	lip	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	ridicule
trad. (反脣相譏/反唇相譏)		反	脣/唇	相	譏
simp. (反唇相讥)		反	唇	相	讥

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǎnchún-xiāngjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan² seon⁴ soeng¹ gei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǎnchún-xiāngjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǎnchúnsiangji
    • Wade–Giles: fan³-chʻun²-hsiang¹-chi¹
    • Yale: fǎn-chwún-syāng-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faanchwenshiangji
    • Palladius: фаньчуньсянцзи (fanʹčunʹsjanczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan² seon⁴ soeng¹ gei¹
    • Yale: fáan sèuhn sēung gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan² soen⁴ soeng¹ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan² sên⁴ sêng¹ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn³⁵ sɵn²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

反脣相譏

1. to make a sarcastic remark rather than submit to another's criticism; to rebut with sarcastic remarks; to make a sarcastic comeback; to talk back

Synonyms

• 反脣相稽／反唇相稽 (fǎnchún-xiāngjī)