買かい言こと葉ば

noun

retort; comeback; sharp reply

Almost always used in the set phrase 売り言葉に買い言葉 (an insult provokes a retort; tit for tat). Rarely used alone.

See also: 売り言葉に買い言葉

• 売うり言こと葉ばに買かい言こと葉ばで、つい言いい返かえしてしまった。

  It was tit for tat; I ended up retorting without thinking.