眼中釘，肉中刺

See also: 眼中钉，肉中刺

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnzhōngdīng, ròuzhōngcì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ , ㄖㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄘˋ

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

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

Idiom

眼中釘，肉中刺

1. Alternative form of 肉中刺，眼中釘／肉中刺，眼中钉 (ròuzhōngcì, yǎnzhōngdīng)