反唇相譏

反唇相讥
fǎnchúnxiāngjī
(idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort

CEDICT

Homographs

反脣相譏 fǎnchún-xiāngjī

Entry Composition

1 反 fǎn
  1. contrary
  2. in reverse
  3. inside out or upside down
  4. to reverse
  5. to return
  6. to oppose
  7. opposite
  8. against
  9. anti-
  10. to rebel
  11. to use analogy
  12. instead
  13. abbr. for 反切 fǎnqiè phonetic system
=2 唇 chún lip
=2 唇 chún variant of 唇 chún
3 相 xiāng
  1. each other
  2. one another
  3. mutually
  4. fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 pípa (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品 pǐn)
4 譏 jī to ridicule