biting ridicule and sarcasm; mockery
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
biting sarcasm and ridicule; scathing mockery
Often used to describe cynical or hurtful verbal attacks. Can function as a noun phrase or as a predicate.
Tā他
duì对
bié别
rén人
de的
shī失
bài败
zǒng总
shì是
lěng冷
cháo嘲
rè热
fěng讽
。
He always heaps biting sarcasm on others' failures.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
duì对
shè社
huì会
xiàn现
xiàng象
de的
lěng冷
cháo嘲
rè热
fěng讽
。
This article is full of scathing satire about social phenomena.
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Wǒ我
men们
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
duì对
chū初
xué学
zhě者
lěng冷
cháo嘲
rè热
fěng讽
。
We should not subject beginners to ridicule and sarcasm.
Miàn面
duì对
dí敌
rén人
de的
lěng冷
cháo嘲
rè热
fěng讽
，
tā他
shǐ始
zhōng终
bǎo保
chí持
lěng冷
jìng静
。
In the face of the enemy's scornful taunts, he remained calm throughout.