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買い言葉買いことば [sK] 買言葉 [sK]
かいことば
1. [n]
▶ retort (to an insult, jeer, etc.)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2789050 売り言葉に買い言葉 1. (verbal) tit for tat



History:
3. A 2024-03-11 21:30:35  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -20 +20 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1753100">売り言葉</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2789050">売り言葉に買い言葉</xref>
2. A 2024-03-10 12:33:19  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, koj
買い言葉	        25,211	98.5%	
買言葉	        73	0.3%	- daijr/s
買いことば	298	1.2%
  Comments:
Indeed. "tit for tat" is 売り言葉に買い言葉.
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,8 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>買いことば</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>買言葉</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -12 +20,2 @@
-<gloss>tit for tat, retort</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1753100">売り言葉</xref>
+<gloss>retort (to an insult, jeer, etc.)</gloss>
1. A* 2024-03-10 08:08:44  Swayam Bhanded <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Tit for tat does not seem like the correct definition here, would like to remove it entirely but only added retort for now
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>tit for tat</gloss>
+<gloss>tit for tat, retort</gloss>

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