芒刺在背

mong4 ci3 zoi6 bui3

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

Meanings

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

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