泥中隐刺 — “To speak with veiled sarcasm or hidden barbs”
泥中隐刺 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak with veiled sarcasm or hidden barbs”. To make insinuating remarks. Literally, “Hidden thorns in the mud”.
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泥中隐刺 Pronunciation and Pinyin
泥中隐刺 Character Breakdown
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他总是习惯在看似友善的言语中泥中隐刺，让人难以捉摸其真实意图。
He always had a habit of putting hidden barbs in seemingly friendly words, making it difficult for people to grasp his true intentions.
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Synonyms of 泥中隐刺
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- nì泥gǔ古bù不huà化rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
- nì泥gǔ古shǒu守jiù旧cling to old ways
- nì泥gǔ古zhí执jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient conventions
- nì泥gǔ古jū拘fāng方dogmatically cling to outdated conventions
- nì泥gǔ古wéi违jīn今rigidly adhere to ancient ways
- nì泥gǔ古fēi非jīn今Adhere to ancient, reject modern
- nì泥míng名shī失shí实cling to empty reputation, disregard reality
- ní泥sù塑mù木diāo雕stiff and expressionless like a dummy
- ní泥duō多fó佛dà大More input, greater achievement
- ní泥shā沙jù俱xià下good and bad mixed together
- ní泥niú牛rù入hǎi海disappear completely and irreversibly
- ní泥zhū猪wǎ瓦gǒu狗lowly, vulgar, or contemptible person
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What does 泥中隐刺 mean?
泥中隐刺 (ní zhōng yǐn cì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak with veiled sarcasm or hidden barbs”.
How do you pronounce 泥中隐刺?
泥中隐刺 is pronounced ní zhōng yǐn cì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 泥中隐刺 literally mean?
Literally, 泥中隐刺 means “Hidden thorns in the mud”. It is used to mean “to speak with veiled sarcasm or hidden barbs”.
What is the Chinese definition of 泥中隐刺?
比喻说话中带着讥讽。