Word

HSK	Not in HSK
FREQUENCY	44083rd word

芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi

DEFINITIONS

feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
uneasy and nervous
to be on pins and needles

CHARACTERS

芒 máng HSK 6	Miscanthus sinensis
刺 cì HSK 5	stab; prick, irritate; prod
在 zài HSK 1	be at, in, on; consist in, rest
背 bèi HSK 5	back; back side; behind; betray