"touch a sore point" in Chinese (Simplified)

触及痛处说到敏感话题

Definition

提到让某人感到不舒服或难过的话题，通常因为这个问题对他们来说很敏感。

一般属于非正式或中性语境。多指无意中提及令他人敏感或尴尬的话题（比如'I didn't mean to touch a sore point'）。与“戳到痛处”、“触及敏感话题”类似，不适用于小事，只用于对方真正敏感的事。

I didn't mean to touch a sore point when I mentioned your old job.

提到你以前的工作时，我不是故意**触及痛处**。

Talking about her family always seems to touch a sore point.

提到她的家庭总是**说到敏感话题**。

Be careful not to touch a sore point during the meeting.

开会时要小心，不要**触及痛处**。

Uh oh, did I just touch a sore point with that joke?

哎呀，我刚才那个玩笑是不是**说到了你的敏感话题**？

Whenever you mention money, it seems to touch a sore point for him.

每次你提到钱，他都像是被**触及痛处**一样。

Sorry if I touched a sore point—I didn’t realize that subject was hard for you.

不好意思，如果我**触及痛处**的话——我不知道那个话题对你来说很难过。