cái gai trong mắt
Vietnamese
Etymology
cái + gai + trong + mắt.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˦ ɣaːj˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧ mat̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ ɣaːj˧˧ ʈawŋ͡m˧˧ mak̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːj˦˥ ɣaːj˧˧ ʈawŋ͡m˧˧ mak̚˦˥]
Noun
cái gai trong mắt
- (figuratively) thorn in the flesh; thorn in one's side