sore spot; tender spot; raw nerve
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Meanings
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sore spot; tender spot; painful place; raw nerve
Can be used literally for a physical location that hurts when touched, or figuratively for an emotional or psychological vulnerability that causes distress when mentioned.
Yī一
jù句
huà话
chù触
dào到
tā他
de的
tòng痛
chù处
。
That single remark hit his sore spot.
Yī医
shēng生
qīng轻
qīng轻
àn按
le了
àn按
tā他
tuǐ腿
shàng上
de的
tòng痛
chù处
。
The doctor gently pressed on the painful spot on his leg.
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Nǐ你
bié别
zǒng总
shì是
jiē揭
rén人
jiā家
de的
tòng痛
chù处
。
Don't keep picking at other people's sore spots.