眼中钉,肉中刺 眼中釘,肉中刺 眼中釘,肉中刺

a nail in the eye, a thorn in the flesh

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Meaning
Someone or something deeply hated and impossible to put up with.
Simplified
眼中钉,肉中刺
Traditional (Taiwan)
眼中釘,肉中刺
Pinyin
yǎnzhōngdīng,ròuzhōngcì
Bopomofo
ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ,ㄖㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄘˋ

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