| 刺 | cì | thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder | ![]() |
| 刺儿 | cì r | a thorn / fig. to ridicule sb / fig. sth wrong | ![]() |
| 眼中钉 | yǎn zhōng dīng | a thorn in one's side | ![]() |
| 肉中刺 | ròu zhōng cì | a thorn in one's flesh | ![]() |
| 枳 | zhǐ | (orange) / hedge thorn | ![]() |
| 柘树 | zhè shù | silkworm thorn tree | ![]() |
| 眼中刺 | yǎn zhōng cì | a thorn in one's eye / fig. a thorn in one's flesh | ![]() |
| 眼中钉,肉中刺 | yǎn zhōng dīng , ròu zhōng cì | a thorn in one's side | ![]() |
