刺耳
ci3 ji5cì ěr
English
- ear-piercing
- (of sound) so piercing that it hurts the ears; piercing; ear-splitting
粵語 — Cantonese
- 音量太大或者太尖，搞到對耳好唔舒服
Examples
比喻説話尖酸刻薄、好難聽，令人聽咗之後覺得好難受
(of remarks) sickening; harsh and jarring to the point of being unpleasant to the ears
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk