粵

眼ngaan5中zung1釘deng1

simp眼中钉
ngaan5 zung1 deng1yǎn zhōng dīng

English

  1. a thorn in one's side
  2. a metaphor for somebody that is hated by a person; literally : "pin in the eye"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻極度憎惡而極想除去嘅事物。最討厭、憎恨嘅人(量詞:粒)

Examples

  • 佢當我係眼中釘,我做乜佢都唔中意。

    He treats me as a thorn in his side; he doesn't like anything I do.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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