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眼中釘 (ngaan5 zung1 deng1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

眼中釘 (ngaan5 zung1 deng1, yǎn zhōng dīng) — a thorn in one's side

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 眼不見為乾淨 (ngaan5 bat1 gin3 wai4 gon1 zeng6) — (slang) things become clean and tidy when people don't see the mess
• 眼仔 (ngaan5 zai2) — webcam
• 眼仔碌碌 (ngaan5 zai2 luk1 luk1) — cute big round eyes (to describe big round eyes of babies)
• 眼光光 (ngaan5 gwong1 gwong1) — (adverb) to describe when someone is looking vacantly; gazing aimlessly; starin…
• 眼公仔 (ngaan5 gung1 zai2) — (noun) pupil (of the eye)
• 眼冤 (ngaan5 jyun1) — (adjective) disgusted by; unbearable to look at; to be offending to the eye; to…

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