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 | 刺 | | cī | 象 | | | 象 sound of tearing, scraping, etc. : | | | 刺的一声，他滑了一个跟头。 Swish! He slipped and fell. | | | 花炮点着后，刺刺地直冒火星。 The firecracker spattered sparks the moment it was lit.  cì |
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| 刺 | | cì | 名动 | | | 1 (刺儿) thorn; splinter: | | | 手上扎了个刺 get a thorn (or splinter) in one's hand | | | 世上没有不带刺的玫瑰。 In this world there's no rose without thorns. | | | 他说话总带刺儿。 There's always a sting in his words. |
| 2 〈古〉 visiting card: | | | 投刺 send in one's card |
| 1 stab; prick: | | | 刺伤 stab and wound |
| 2 assassinate: | | | 被刺 be assassinated |
| 3 irritate; stimulate: | | | 刺鼻 irritate the nose; assail one's nostrils |
| 4 pry; spy: | | | 刺取军情 spy out military secrets |
| 5 criticize: | | | 讽刺 satirize cī |
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