faan2 seon4 soeng1 gei1反唇相譏反唇相讥
Jyutpingfaan2 seon4 soeng1 gei1
Yalefán sèunh sēung gēi

Definition

(idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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虎踞龍蟠虎踞龙蟠
fu2 geoi3 lung4 pun4lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
枯水
fu1 seoi2scarce water
荒村
fong1 cyun1an abandoned village
繁榮富強繁荣富强
faan4 wing4 fu3 koeng4Prosperous and rich
囫圇吞棗囫囵吞枣
fat1 leon4 tan1 zou2to swallow in one gulp (idiom); to lap up
肥頭大耳肥头大耳
fei4 tau4 daai6 ji5fat; plump; chubby
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