倒刺

Chinese

upset; turn over; to tip
upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt
 
thorn; sting; prick
thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder
 
simp. and trad.
(倒刺)

Pronunciation


Noun

倒刺

  1. hangnail (protruding piece of nail tissue or skin near base of fingernail or toenail)
  2. barb (point that stands backward in a fishhook, harpoon, etc.)

Synonyms

  • (hangnail):

References

  • 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “倒刺”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 132.