芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi
máng cì zài bèi
set phrase
feeling brambles and thorns in one's back; uneasy and nervous; to be on pins and needles
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '芒刺在背')
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- Hsing Yun Diary 21 - Compassion is the Treasure of the Buddha's law: Wishing you a prosperous New Year! 星雲日記21～慈悲是寶藏 恭喜發財(1993/2/1～1993/2/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 1
- Assimilation and Exclusion 吸收與排斥 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 10 - Management Trilogy 《迷悟之間(十)管理三部曲》 — count: 1