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芒刺在背

máng cì zài bèi

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Definitions

  1. 1. feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
  2. 2. uneasy and nervous
  3. 3. to be on pins and needles

Child Words of 芒刺在背

背
bèi

the back of a body or object

刺
cì

thorn

背
bēi

to be burdened

刺
cī

(onom.) whoosh

在
zài

to exist; to be alive