cì jī
to provoke
to irritate
to upset
to stimulate
to excite
irritant
chuān cì
medical puncture to extract bodily fluid (a tap)
body piercing
puncture
cì
thorn
sting
thrust
to prick
to pierce
to stab
to assassinate
to murder
cì yǎn
to dazzle
to offend the eyes
dazzling
harsh (light)
crude (colors)
unsightly
chōng cì
to sprint
to spurt
to dash
big effort
cì gǔ
piercing
cutting
bone-chilling
penetrating (cold)
fěng cì
to satirize
to mock
irony
satire
sarcasm
cì shā
to assassinate
(military) to fight with a bayonet
(baseball) to put out (a baserunner)
fěn cì
pimple
comedo
blackhead
acne
cì shǐ
provincial governor (old)
dài cì
thorny
(fig.) barbed
sarcastic
tiāo cì
to carp
nitpicking
petty criticism
dāo cì
to stab
to attack with knife
zhēn cì
to prick with a needle
to treat by acupuncture
cì jī xìng
thrilling
exciting
stimulating
irritating
provocative
pungent
spicy
cì tòng
stab of pain
sting
fig. stimulus to action
a prick
cì chuān
to skewer
to impale
to pierce through
cì tàn
to pry into
to spy on
to probe into
cì tóng
Indian coral tree
sunshine tree
tiger's claw
Erythrina variegata (botany)
cì wǔ jiā
manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM
cì zhòng
to hit with a piercing blow
cì huái
false acacia
Robinia pseudoacacia
xíng cì
to assassinate
to commit a murder
dào cì
barb
barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
cì r
a thorn
fig. to ridicule sb
fig. sth wrong
hán fēng cì gǔ
bone chilling wind (idiom)
yáng shuǐ chuān cì
amniocentesis (used in Taiwan)
cì bāo
cnidocyte
nettle cell of medusa
xuán liáng cì gǔ
to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
see also 頭懸梁,錐刺股|头悬梁,锥刺股[tou2 xuan2 liang2 , zhui1 ci4 gu3]
cì bāo dòng wù
Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)
duì cì
bayonet practice in pairs
cì jǐ
variant of 刺激[ci4 ji1], to irritate
stimulus
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
cì r tóu
an awkward person
a difficult person to deal with
yǎn zhōng cì
a thorn in one's eye
fig. a thorn in one's flesh
cì xiàn
prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
cì sī bāo
cnidocyte
nettle cell of medusa or anemone
cì cì bù xiū
to talk incessantly
to chatter on and on
duō zāi huā shǎo zāi cì
talk nicely and avoid disputes
give compliments and not remarks
cì sī náng
nematocyst
capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone
cì sī bāo dòng wù
Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)
huà zhōng yǒu cì
hidden barbs in one's words
hostile subtext
zhái cì
to pick out the bones in a fish
cì qín gū
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)
tiāo máo tī cì
to find fault
to carp
nitpicking
cì r huà
biting words
stinging words
xīng kǎi cì páng pí
Acanthorhodeus chankaensis (small carp)
chuō cì gǎn
pins and needles (in muscle)
paresthesia
Yuè nán cì páng pí
Acanthorhodeus tonkinensis Vaillant (small carp)
hǎi cì qín
sea holly (Eryngium maritimum)
tiāo máo tī cì r
erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺[tiao1 mao2 ti1 ci4]
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
yù cì
to be attacked by an assassin
máng cì zài bèi
feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
uneasy and nervous
to be on pins and needles
cì bí
to assail the nostrils
acrid
pungent
cì mù
gaudy
glaring
unpleasant to the eyes