one's words carry barbs; one's remarks are sarcastic
trad. 話中有刺
Also written 話中有刺【huà zhōng yǒu cì】
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4话
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dialect, language, spoken words, speech, talk, words, conversation, what sb said, CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- Pinyin
- huà
- Traditional
- 話
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 516 of 2500
中
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(bound form) China; Chinese, surname Zhong
- Pinyin
- Zhōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 147 of 2500
有
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to have; there is, (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- Pinyin
- yǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 13 of 2500
刺
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(onom.) whoosh
- Pinyin
- cī
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4025 of 2500