話中有刺

话中有刺
huàzhōngyǒucì
  1. one's words carry barbs
  2. one's remarks are sarcastic

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 話 huà
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. spoken words
  4. speech
  5. talk
  6. words
  7. conversation
  8. what sb said

classifiers: 種, 席, 句, 口, 番
2 中有 zhōngyǒu
  1. (Buddhism) bardo
  2. bardo
3 刺 cì
  1. thorn
  2. sting
  3. thrust
  4. to prick
  5. to pierce
  6. to stab
  7. to assassinate
  8. to murder