肉中刺，眼中釘

See also: 肉中刺，眼中钉

Chinese

		meat; flesh	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder		eye	middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	nail
trad. (肉中刺，眼中釘)		肉	中	刺	，	眼	中	釘
simp. (肉中刺，眼中钉)		肉	中	刺	，	眼	中	钉
Literally: “a thorn in the flesh, a nail in the eye”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ròuzhōngcì, yǎnzhōngdīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄘˋ , ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ zung¹ ci³, ngaan⁵ zung¹ deng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ròuzhōngcì, yǎnzhōngdīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄘˋ , ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ròujhongcìh, yǎnjhongding
    • Wade–Giles: jou⁴-chung¹-tzʻŭ⁴, yen³-chung¹-ting¹
    • Yale: ròu-jūng-tsz̀-, yǎn-jūng-dīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rowjongtsyh, yeanjongding
    • Palladius: жоучжунцы, яньчжундин (žoučžuncy, janʹčžundin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ zung¹ ci³, ngaan⁵ zung¹ deng¹
    • Yale: yuhk jūng chi, ngáahn jūng dēng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ dzung¹ tsi³, ngaan⁵ dzung¹ deng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ zung¹ qi³, ngan⁵ zung¹ déng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː³³ ŋaːn¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

肉中刺，眼中釘

1. thorn in one's side; eyesore; offence to the eye