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Meaning of ああ言えばこう言う(ああいえばこういう) in Japanese

ああ言えばこう言う
Kana Reading
ああいえばこういう
Romaji
āiebakōiu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    to have a comeback (i.e. a reason, or rationalization) for every remark
    Example sentence
    あー言えば、こーゆー。里香ってばそんなヤツ文句言い合い勝てるわけない。 You say po-tah-to I say po-tay-to. Rika is just that sort of girl. There's no way to win a battle of words with her.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

7 strokes

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On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: い.う, こと

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