Chinese–English
芒刺在背
máng cì zài bèi · mang ci zai bei
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
- uneasy and nervous
- to be on pins and needles
How to write
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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.