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眼中釘

眼中釘

See also: 眼中钉

Chinese

		eye	middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	nail
trad. (眼中釘)		眼	中	釘
simp. (眼中钉)		眼	中	钉

Idiom

眼中釘

Synonym of 肉中刺，眼中釘／肉中刺，眼中钉 (ròuzhōngcì, yǎnzhōngdīng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎnzhōngdīng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄉㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ zung¹ ding¹
Min Nan (POJ): gán-tiong-teng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnzhōngdīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄉㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanjongding
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ zung¹ ding¹
  - Yale: ngáahn jūng dīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ dzung¹ ding¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːn¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gán-tiong-teng
  - Tâi-lô: gán-tiong-ting
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gafndiongdefng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɔŋ³³ tiɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/