WordTaiwan frequency #25,143
刺鼻
ㄘˋ ㄅㄧˊ
“pungent; sharp-smelling; irritating to the nose”
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- 刺激ㄘˋ ㄐㄧto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
- 鼻子nose; the organ for breathing and smelling; (Taiwan, colloquial) the firstborn child.
- 諷刺ㄈㄥˋ ㄘˋto mock or ridicule with indirect or cutting remarks; satire; sarcasm; irony.
- 衝刺ㄔㄨㄥ ㄘˋ(sports) to sprint; to dash; to make a final effort near the end of a race; to put in a big effort as a deadline approaches
- 刺繡ㄘˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋto embroider; embroidery; needlework using colored threads to create patterns on fabric; famous Chinese styles include Su, Xiang, Guang, and Ping embroidery.
- 刺史ㄘˋ ㄕˇprovincial governor in imperial China; later a general term for regional chief official; in Qing times an honorific for a prefect.
- 刺青ㄘˋ ㄑㄧㄥtattoo; the practice of puncturing the skin to insert ink and create designs
- 刺客ㄘˋ ㄎㄜˋa person who assassinates others; an assassin; (archaic) an alternate name for the rose flower.
- 鼻孔ㄅㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇnostril; the opening of the nose through which air passes during breathing.
- 鼻涕ㄅㄧˊ ㄊㄧˋnasal mucus; snot; snivel; discharge from the nose
- 刺殺ㄘˋ ㄕㄚto assassinate; to kill with a weapon; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out a baserunner
- 刺痛ㄘˋ ㄊㄨㄥˋa sharp, stinging pain; a pricking sensation, as if pierced by a needle