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tell off; dress down; rebuff; reproach or ridicule somebody to their face

qiǎng bái

抢 白

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v.tell off; dress down; rebuff; reproach or ridicule somebody to their face
- tā nù qì chōng chōng de gěi le tā yī dùn qiǎng bái
  她怒气冲冲地给了他一顿抢白。
  She gave him a furious telling-off.
- wǒ quàn tā bié shēng qì què bèi tā qiǎng bái le yī dùn
  我劝他别生气，却被他抢白了一顿。
  I tried to pacify him, but got a rebuff for my pains.
- lǎo bǎn qiǎng bái le tā yī dùn
  老板抢白了他一顿。
  His employer told him off short.
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