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話中有刺

简话中有刺 · 繁話中有刺

Mandarin · pinyin huà zhōng yǒu cì

one's words carry barbs
one's remarks are sarcastic

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話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
刺: cì · stab; prick, irritate; prod
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect

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4–1–3–4 · hua4 zhong1 you3 ci4

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waa6 zung1 jau5 ci3

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