芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi ㄇㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄟˋ mong4 ci3 zoi6 bui3
- feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
- uneasy and nervous
- to be on pins and needles
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芒
- 光芒 guāng máng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ gwong1 mong4 rays of light
- 芒果 máng guǒ ㄇㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ mong1 gwo2 (loanword) mango
- 芒市 Máng Shì ㄇㄤˊ ㄕˋ mong4 si5 Mangshi, a county-level city in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture 德宏傣族景颇族自治州, Yunnan
- 芒康 Máng kāng ㄇㄤˊ ㄎㄤ mong4 hong1 see 芒康县
- 芒硝 máng xiāo ㄇㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠ mong4 siu1 mirabilite (Na2SO4x10H2O)
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- 芒种 芒種 Máng zhòng ㄇㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ mong4 zung3 Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 6th-20th June
- 芒草 máng cǎo ㄇㄤˊ ㄘㄠˇ mong4 cou2 Miscanthus (genus of grass)
- 锋芒 鋒芒 fēng máng ㄈㄥ ㄇㄤˊ fung1 mong4 tip (of pencil, spear etc)
- 五芒星 wǔ máng xīng ㄨˇ ㄇㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ng5 mong4 sing1 five-pointed star; pentagram
- 六芒星 liù máng xīng ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥ luk6 mong4 sing1 six-pointed star; hexagram
- 弗拉芒 Fú lā máng ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄚ ㄇㄤˊ fat1 laai1 mong4 Flemish, inhabitant of Flanders (Belgium)
- 芒康县 芒康縣 Máng kāng Xiàn ㄇㄤˊ ㄎㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˋ mong4 hong1 jyun6 Markam, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市, Tibet
- 芒果汁 máng guǒ zhī ㄇㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄓ mong4 gwo2 zap1 mango juice
- 阿芒拿 ā máng ná ㄚ ㄇㄤˊ ㄋㄚˊ aa3 mong4 naa4 (chemistry) (loanword) ammonal
- 佛兰芒语 佛蘭芒語 Fó lán máng yǔ ㄈㄛˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄇㄤˊ ㄩˇ fat6 laan4 mong4 jyu5 Flemish (language)
- 光芒万丈 光芒萬丈 guāng máng wàn zhàng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ gwong1 mong4 maan6 zoeng6 (idiom) boundless radiance; splendor
- 初露锋芒 初露鋒芒 chū lù fēng máng ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄈㄥ ㄇㄤˊ co1 lou6 fung1 mong4 first sign of budding talent
- 收敛锋芒 收斂鋒芒 shōu liǎn fēng máng ㄕㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄥ ㄇㄤˊ sau1 lim5 fung1 mong4 to draw in one's claws
- 万丈光芒 萬丈光芒 wàn zhàng guāng máng ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ maan6 zoeng6 gwong1 mong4 see 光芒万丈
- 锋芒内敛 鋒芒內斂 fēng máng nèi liǎn ㄈㄥ ㄇㄤˊ ㄋㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fung1 mong4 noi6 lim5 to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
刺
- 刺杀 刺殺 cì shā ㄘˋ ㄕㄚ ci3 saat3 to assassinate
- 刺激 cì jī ㄘˋ ㄐㄧ ci3 gik1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite
- 刺绣 刺繡 cì xiù ㄘˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ci3 sau3 to embroider
- 刺耳 cì ěr ㄘˋ ㄦˇ ci3 ji5 ear-piercing
- 刺骨 cì gǔ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ ci3 gwat1 piercing
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- 冲刺 衝刺 chōng cì ㄔㄨㄥ ㄘˋ cung1 ci3 (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash
- 讽刺 諷刺 fěng cì ㄈㄥˇ ㄘˋ fung3 ci3 to satirize
- 倒刺 dào cì ㄉㄠˋ ㄘˋ dou3 ci3 barb
- 刺中 cì zhòng ㄘˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ci3 zung3 to hit with a piercing blow
- 刺伤 刺傷 cì shāng ㄘˋ ㄕㄤ ci3 soeng1 to stab
- 刺儿 刺兒 cì r ㄘˋ ㄦ ci3 ji4 a thorn
- 刺刀 cì dāo ㄘˋ ㄉㄠ ci3 dou1 bayonet
- 刺史 cì shǐ ㄘˋ ㄕˇ ci3 si2 provincial governor (old)
- 刺字 cì zì ㄘˋ ㄗˋ ci3 zi6 to tattoo
- 刺客 cì kè ㄘˋ ㄎㄜˋ ci3 haak3 assassin
- 刺戟 cì jǐ ㄘˋ ㄐㄧˇ see 刺激
- 刺戳 cì chuō ㄘˋ ㄔㄨㄛ ci3 coek3 to stab; to pierce
- 刺探 cì tàn ㄘˋ ㄊㄢˋ ci3 taam3 to pry into
- 刺柏 cì bǎi ㄘˋ ㄅㄞˇ ci3 paak3 Chinese juniper
- 刺桐 cì tóng ㄘˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ci3 tung4 Indian coral tree
在
- 何在 hé zài ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄞˋ ho4 zoi6 where?
- 内在 內在 nèi zài ㄋㄟˋ ㄗㄞˋ noi6 zoi6 inner
- 在世 zài shì ㄗㄞˋ ㄕˋ zoi6 sai3 to be alive
- 在乎 zài hu ㄗㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨ zoi6 fu4 to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)
- 在内 在內 zài nèi ㄗㄞˋ ㄋㄟˋ zoi6 noi6 (included) in it
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- 在场 在場 zài chǎng ㄗㄞˋ ㄔㄤˇ zoi6 coeng4 to be present; to be on the scene
- 在家 zài jiā ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zoi6 gaa1 to be at home
- 在座 zài zuò ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ zoi6 zo6 to be present
- 在意 zài yì ㄗㄞˋ ㄧˋ zoi6 ji3 to care about
- 在于 在於 zài yú ㄗㄞˋ ㄩˊ zoi6 jyu1 to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)
- 在线 在線 zài xiàn ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zoi6 sin3 online; connected to the Internet
- 在职 在職 zài zhí ㄗㄞˋ ㄓˊ zoi6 zik1 to be employed
- 外在 wài zài ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ngoi6 zoi6 external
- 好在 hǎo zài ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ hou2 zoi6 luckily
- 存在 cún zài ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ cyun4 zoi6 to exist
- 实在 實在 shí zài ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ sat6 zoi6 really
- 所在 suǒ zài ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞˋ so2 zoi6 place
- 旨在 zhǐ zài ㄓˇ ㄗㄞˋ zi2 zoi6 to have as its purpose
- 正在 zhèng zài ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ zing3 zoi6 to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- 潜在 潛在 qián zài ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ cim4 zoi6 hidden
背
- 背包 bēi bāo ㄅㄟ ㄅㄠ bui3 baau1 knapsack
- 背叛 bèi pàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄆㄢˋ bui3 bun6 to betray
- 背后 背後 bèi hòu ㄅㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ bui3 hau6 behind
- 背心 bèi xīn ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bui3 sam1 sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
- 背景 bèi jǐng ㄅㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ bui3 ging2 background; backdrop; context
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- 背着 背著 bēi zhe ㄅㄟ ˙ㄓㄜ bui3 zoek3 carrying on one's back
- 背诵 背誦 bèi sòng ㄅㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ bui6 zung6 to recite
- 背面 bèi miàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bui3 min6 the back
- 违背 違背 wéi bèi ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄟˋ wai4 bui3 to go against
- 刀背 dāo bèi ㄉㄠ ㄅㄟˋ dou1 bui3 back of the knife
- 去背 qù bèi ㄑㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ heoi3 bui3 (Tw) to remove the background from an image
- 向背 xiàng bèi ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄟˋ hoeng3 bui3 support or opposition; alignment with or against a person, group or cause
- 垫背 墊背 diàn bèi ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄟˋ zin3 bui3 to serve as a sacrificial victim
- 仑背 崙背 Lún bèi ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄟˋ leon4 bui3 Lunbei or Lunpei township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan
- 弓背 gōng bèi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˋ gung1 bui3 to hunch over
- 后背 後背 hòu bèi ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋ hau6 bui3 the back (human anatomy)
- 手背 shǒu bèi ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄟˋ sau2 bui3 back of the hand
- 捐背 juān bèi ㄐㄩㄢ ㄅㄟˋ gyun1 bui3 to die
- 捶背 chuí bèi ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄟˋ ceoi4 bui3 to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
- 背债 揹債 bēi zhài ㄅㄟ ㄓㄞˋ bui3 zaai3 to be in debt