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眼中刺

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Pīnyīn
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a thorn in one's eye / fig. a thorn in one's flesh

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
眼
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *眼* | 眼* | *眼
11画
eye; eyelet, hole, opening
6703.2
BUAV
中
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *中* | 中* | *中
4画
central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
5000.6
L
刺
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 *刺* | 刺* | *刺
8画
stab; prick, irritate; prod
5290.0
DBLN

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
眼中刺
a thorn in one's eye / fig. a thorn in one's flesh
眼
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *眼* | 眼* | *眼
eye (CL:隻|只,雙|双) / (often used with 一) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
眼中
in (sb's) eyes
 中
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *中* | 中* | *中
(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong
 中
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *中* | 中* | *中
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right
 中
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *中* | 中* | *中
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)
  刺
  cī​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刺* | 刺* | *刺
(onom.) whoosh
  刺
  cì​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刺* | 刺* | *刺
thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder