眼中刺

Traditional form:

眼中刺

Pinyin (reading):

yǎnzhōngcì

Definitions:

• a thorn in one's eye
• fig. a thorn in one's flesh

Characters:

• 眼 - eyelet, hole, opening
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 刺 - to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod

Traditional characters:

• 眼 - eyelet, hole, opening
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 刺 - to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod