话中有刺

Traditional form:

話中有刺

Pinyin (reading):

huàzhōngyǒucì

Definitions:

• one's words carry barbs
• one's remarks are sarcastic

Characters:

• 话 - talk, speech; language, dialect
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 刺 - to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod

Traditional characters:

• 話 - talk, speech; language, dialect
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 刺 - to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod