奚落 (xī luò) — to taunt, to ridicule (with a dismissive or contemptuous tone)

Definition

Examples

• 他在会议上被人奚落得无地自容。
  Tā zài huì yì shàng bèi rén xī luò dé wú dì zì róng.
  He was taunted at the meeting until he wished the ground would swallow him.
• 她从不奚落比自己差的人。
  Tā cóng bù xī luò bǐ zì jǐ chà de rén.
  She never ridicules people who are less capable than herself.
• 你用这种语气奚落他，他当然不高兴了。
  Nǐ yòng zhè zhǒng yǔ qì xī luò tā, tā dāng rán bù gāo xìng le.
  If you taunt him with that tone, of course he'll be upset.

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