粵

倒dou3刺ci3

dou3 ci3dào cì

English

  1. barb
  2. barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
  3. hangnail; agnail

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指甲側邊紕口嘅皮膚，有時會痛（量詞：條）

Examples

  • 生倒刺

    to get a hangnail

  • 剪咗條倒刺

    to cut off the hangnail

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

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