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眼中釘

ngaan5 zung1 ding1

yan3 zhong1 ding1

eyesore; thorn on one's side, person hated (lit., "nail in the eye")

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

眼中釘

This word was added by bybell on 19th Sep 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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眼 ngaan5 yan3 en3 - eye; look
中 zung1 zung3 zhong1 zhong4 - middle, central
釘 deng1 ding1 ling2 ding3 ding1 {ding4} | din - nail; spike (for fastening);

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