"Retort" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 反驳 | fǎn bó | to retort / to refute |   |
| 抗辩 | kàng biàn | to counter accusations / to protest / to remonstrate / to retort / to plead / to demur / a plea (of not guilty) / a defense (against an allegation) / to enter a plea to a charge (in a law court) | |
| 反唇相讥 | fǎn chún xiāng jī | to answer back sarcastically (idiom) / to retort | |
| 回嘴 | huí zuǐ | to answer back / to retort | |
| 还嘴 | huán zuǐ | to retort / to answer back | |
| 还口 | huán kǒu | to retort / to answer back | |
| 曲颈瓶 | qū jǐng píng | retort / bottle with curved neck | |
| 辩难 | biàn nàn | to debate / to retort / to refute | |
| 便难 | biàn nàn | retort with challenging questions / debate | |
| 凉拌炒鸡蛋 | liáng bàn chǎo jī dàn | a nonsensical retort | |
| 软钉子 | ruǎn dīng zi | lit. a soft nail / fig. a tactful retort or rejection | |
| 直热甑炉焚化 | directly heated retort incineration | |
