jiān kè
caustic
biting
piquant
acerbic
vitriolic
acrimonious
cì r huà
biting words
stinging words
xīn là
spicy hot (taste)
fig. biting (criticism)
bǐ tǐng
(standing) very straight
straight as a ramrod
bolt upright
well-ironed
trim
yǎo shé zì jìn
to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
chuō jǐ liang gǔ
to criticize behind sb's back
back-biting
chuō jǐ liang
to criticize behind sb's back
back-biting
chuō bì jiǎo
to criticize behind sb's back
back-biting
yǎo jiǎ pǐ
onychophagia (nail biting)