无花的蔷薇,只有刺儿 無花的薔薇,只有刺兒 無花的薔薇,只有刺兒

a rose bush without flowers: only thorns

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

May offend: sexist or sexual

Meaning
Describes someone whose talk is sharp and biting and who only irritates people. It is also said of a woman seen as sharp-tongued, picky and hard to work with. It is critical.
Wordplay
刺儿 (cìr) means literal thorns and also cutting, prickly remarks.
Simplified
无花的蔷薇,只有刺儿
Traditional (Taiwan)
無花的薔薇,只有刺兒
Pinyin
wú huā de qiángwēi, zhǐyǒu cìr
Bopomofo
ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟ,ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄘˋㄦ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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