| 眼中刺 |
yǎn zhōng cì |
a thorn in one's eye / fig. a thorn in one's flesh |
| 眼 |
yǎn |
eye (CL:只,双) / (often used with 一) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc |
| 眼中 |
yǎn zhōng |
in (sb's) eyes |
| 中 |
Zhōng |
(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong |
| 中 |
zhōng |
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right |
| 中 |
zhòng |
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery) |
| 刺 |
cī |
(onom.) whoosh |
| 刺 |
cì |
thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder |