眼中钉,肉中刺
Traditional form:
眼中釘,肉中刺
Pinyin (reading):
yǎnzhōngdīng,ròuzhōngcì
Definitions:
- a thorn in one's side
Characters:
- 眼 - eyelet, hole, opening
- 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
- 钉 - nail, spike
- 肉 - meat; flesh
- 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
- 刺 - to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod
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