ああ言えばこう言う

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あいえば・こーいう [àá íéꜜbà kòó íú] (Nakadaka + Heiban – [4]-[0])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ː ie̞ba̠ ko̞ː iɯ̟]

Idiom

ああ()えばこう() • (ā ieba kō iu

  1. having a comeback or excuse for everything one is told, being smart in the sense of having a smart mouth