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芒刺在背 (mong4 ci3 zoi6 bui3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

芒刺在背 (mong4 ci3 zoi6 bui3, máng cì zài bèi) — feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom); uneasy and nervous; to be on pins and needles

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 芒果布甸 (mong1 gwo2 bou3 din6) — mango pudding
• 芒 (fong2) — an alternative form for 恍, seemingly; absent-minded
• 芒 (mong1) — Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass), Chinese silvergrass; mango
• 芒 (mong4) — awn (of cereals); arista (of grain); tip (of a blade); variant of 邙, Mt Mang at…
• 芒康 (mong4 hong1) — see 芒康縣|芒康县[Mang2 kang1 Xian4]
• 芒康縣 (mong4 hong1 jyun6) — Markam, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1 du1 Shi4], Tibet

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