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Piece Light Oil Lamp Wick  Wik /  ◙ Noun  String

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◙ noun 
1. the piece of string in the centre of a candle which you light so that the candle burns
• 烛芯
2. the piece of material in an oil lamp which absorbs the oil and which you light so that the lamp burns
• 灯芯

【IDIOMS】

◘ get on sb's 'wick 
(BrE, informal) 
• to annoy sb

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