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挖苦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

挖苦 Usage and Examples

Sarcasm

To ridicule

挖苦和贬损的言语不应用来教育子女。

Sarcasm and demeaning remarks have no place in parenting.

“不用你费心。”她挖苦地说。

'Thanks for nothing,' she said acidly.

The characters in 挖苦

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挖
wā9dig, excavate, scoop out
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering

More words starting with 挖

  • wā挖shàng上lai来dig up, excavate
  • wā挖luàn乱le了Dug up., Messed up by digging.
  • wā挖le了dug, excavated
  • wā挖tā他qiáng墙jiǎo脚To undermine someone, To poach staff/clients
  • wā挖chū出dig out, unearth
  • wā挖chū出le了Dug out, Excavated
  • wā挖chū出lái来dig out, unearth
  • wā挖chū出de的dug out, excavated
  • wā挖bié别rén人de的qiáng墙jiǎo脚to poach someone's staff, to undermine someone
  • wā挖dào到dig up, unearth
  • wā挖qǔ取dig, extract
  • wā挖tǔ土dig soil, dig earth

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Questions about 挖苦

What does 挖苦 mean in Chinese?

挖苦 (wā kǔ) means “Sarcasm, to ridicule”.

How do you pronounce 挖苦?

挖苦 is pronounced wā kǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Sarcasm” in Chinese?

“Sarcasm” is 挖苦 (wā kǔ) in Chinese.

How is 挖苦 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 挖苦, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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