反唇相稽

反脣相稽
fǎnchún-xiāngjī

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

Wiktionary

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
=1 反 fàn
  1. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note fa (4).
  2. Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note fa (4).
  3. alternative form of 販 /贩 (fàn)
  4. used in 反反
=2 唇 chún lip
=2 唇 chún variant of 唇 chún
=2 唇 zhēn
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) terrified
  2. terrified
=3 相 Xiāng surname Xiang
=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)
=3 相 xiàng
  1. appearance
  2. portrait
  3. picture
  4. government minister
  5. (physics) phase
  6. (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
  7. to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
=4 稽 Jī surname Ji
=4 稽 jī
  1. to inspect
  2. to check
=4 稽 qǐ to bow to the ground