反唇相讥

Traditional form:

反唇相譏

Pinyin (reading):

fǎnchúnxiāngjī

Definitions:

• (idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort

Characters:

• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 唇 - lips
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 讥 - to ridicule, to mock, to jeer

Traditional characters:

• 反 - reverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 唇 - lips
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 譏 - to ridicule, to mock, to jeer