Shirabe
しっぺ返し
English jmdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Buddhism bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism)
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
esp. しっぺ
Other forms 竹篦 【しっぺい】 (ateji (phonetic) reading)

しっぺ返ししっぺがえし

Noun Irregular Intransitive
English jmdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb returning tit for tat;retaliating
日本は多くの国からしっぺ返しをくらうだろう。
Japan will get it from many countries.
Other forms 竹箆返し 【しっぺがえし】 (rarely used kanji form) · 竹篦返し 【しっぺがえし】 (rarely used kanji form)