尖刻 | jiān kè | caustic / biting / piquant / acerbic / vitriolic / acrimonious | |
辛辣 | xīn là | spicy hot (taste) / fig. biting (criticism) | |
凛冽 | lǐn liè | biting cold | |
笔挺 | bǐ tǐng | (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim | |
刺儿话 | cì r huà | biting words / stinging words | |
咬舌自尽 | yǎo shé zì jìn | to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue | |
狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心 | gǒu yǎo Lu:3 Dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn | a dog biting Lü / Dongbin (idiom) / to ill reward a person's kindness |