带刺

帶刺
dàicì
  1. thorny
  2. (fig.) barbed; sarcastic

CEDICT

本指带着刺。后形容人说话含有讽刺意味。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 带 dài
  1. band
  2. belt
  3. girdle
  4. ribbon
  5. tire
  6. area
  7. zone
  8. region
  9. to wear
  10. to carry
  11. to take along
  12. to bear (i.e. to have)
  13. to lead
  14. to bring
  15. to look after
  16. to raise

classifier: 條
2 刺 cì
  1. thorn
  2. sting
  3. thrust
  4. to prick
  5. to pierce
  6. to stab
  7. to assassinate
  8. to murder

Related entries

棘手 jíshǒu
  1. thorny (problem)
  2. intractable
对于这个棘手的问题，无论我尝试多少次，结果都会以失败告终。

Regardless how many times I try to solve this nasty problem, I always end up failing.

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