mángcì
prickle
芒刺 mángcì
- prickle
- Small sharp spikes or bristles on the stems, leaves, or fruit of a plant; specifically the awns or fine hairs on grains like rice and wheat
- thorn
- Metaphor for something that causes constant unease, irritation, or a feeling of being threatened, as in the idiom 芒刺在背 mángcìzàibèi
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Classifier
- 根 gēn