粵

駁bok3嘴zeoi2

simp驳嘴
bok3 zeoi2bó zuǐ

English

  1. (dialect) to argue
  2. to speak back
  3. to talk back (to one's elders or superiors)
  4. to quarrel

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 俾輩份或身份比較高嘅人指責嗰陣反駁對方

Examples

  • 個女冇嘢叻,最叻駁嘴。

    My daughter is good at nothing but talking back.

  • 你阿媽鬧緊你嗰陣唔好駁嘴。

    You mustn't answer your mother back when she scolds you.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你做錯事,媽媽教你,唔准駁嘴。

    When you make a mistake and your mother corrects you, you don't talk back to her.

  • 你俾你阿媽鬧嗰陣,唔應該噉樣駁嘴。

    You shouldn't answer your mother back like that when she scolds you.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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