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眼中钉

yǎn zhōng dīng

3-character word Traditional 眼中釘

What 眼中钉 means

1. a thorn in one's side

The characters in 眼中钉

• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
• 钉dīngnail; to follow closely; to keep at sb (to do sth)

Words starting with 眼中钉

• 眼中钉，肉中刺yǎn zhōng dīng , ròu zhōng cìa thorn in one's side

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