挖苦

挖
苦
to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks / also pr. [wa1 ku5]

Characters and words in 挖苦

挖
wa̅ = w + a1
to dig / to excavate / to scoop out
挖 = 扌 + 穵 : Willy Walrus (w) started another excavation (挖) in front of the ashram (a1). This time he wants to take it up a notch and uses a lot of toy claws (扌) to dig (挖) a lot of earth in a short time.
苦
kǔ = ku + Ø3
bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly
苦 = 艹 + 古 : Karl Koala decided to repent for his sins and retreated into a cloister inside the space station. There he leads a very simple life full of hardship, e.g. he gave up on eucalyptus and just eats very bitter artificial lawn.

Words with 挖苦

挖苦 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 挖苦

挖苦 currently does not appear in any sentence.