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刺儿头

cì r tóudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
troublesome person / difficult person to deal with
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-dd54792075f9e74c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

刺兒頭 刺儿头 [ci4 r5 tou2] /troublesome person; difficult person to deal with/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 刺兒頭

  • 刺
    cī

    (onom.) whoosh

    cì

    thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.