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相罵

简相骂 · 繁相罵

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng mà

to hurl insults at each other

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相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
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骂: mà · accuse, blame, curse, scold

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1–4 · xiang1 ma4

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verb

to exchange insults
(dialectal) to quarrel; to argue

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