買い言葉

Reading

Kana: かいことば

Romaji: kaikotoba

Definition

noun

1

tit for tat

Kanji

買

Readings: バイ、 か.う

Meaning: buy

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

葉

Readings: ヨウ、 は

Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)のせりふは割(わ)り引(び)いて聞(き)いてよ。単(たん)に売(う)り言葉(ことば)に買(か)い言葉(ことば)というだけなんだから。

➥Don't let what he said get to you. He was just getting back at you for what you said.