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芒刺在背

mángcìzàibèi

feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom) / uneasy and nervous / to be on pins and needles

Character Breakdown

芒
máng
blade; ray; silvergrass, Miscanthus sinensis
HSK 6
刺
cì
to stab; to prick, to irritate; to prod
HSK 5
在
zài
at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
HSK 1
背
bèi
back, backside; to betray, to violate
HSK 5

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Chinese
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