頂ding2嘴zeoi2

English

1. to talk back
2. to talk back (to one's elders or superiors)
3. to answer back

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 俾輩份或身份比較高嘅人指責嗰陣反駁對方

Examples

• 你唔應該同老師頂咀。

  You shouldn't talk back to your teacher.

• 他习惯顶嘴。

  He is used to talking back.

  Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

• 你不應該對你父母那樣頂嘴。

  You shouldn't talk back to your parents like that.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 你下次再這樣頂嘴，我就禁足你，小姐。

  Next time you talk back to me like that, I'm grounding you on the spot, young lady.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY