刺目

Chinese

 
thorn; sting; prick
thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder
 
eye; item; section
eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
simp. and trad.
(刺目)
alternative forms 赤目

Pronunciation


Note: dazzling.
Note:
  • chhiah-ba̍k - “dazzling (Taiwan, Zhangzhou); offending to the eye; enviable”;
  • chhì-ba̍k - “dazzling (Taiwan, Zhangzhou); offending to the eye”.

Adjective

刺目

  1. dazzling; glaring
  2. offending to the eye; unsightly
  3. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) enviable; arousing envy
Synonyms

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 赤目 (“pinkeye; severe conjunctivitis; Cookeolus japonicus, a species of fish; etc.”).
(This term, 刺目, is the simplified form of 赤目).
Notes:
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