碰钉子 — “To meet with a rebuff”

碰钉子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meet with a rebuff”. To be rejected; to run into a snag; to get a cold shoulder.

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碰钉子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
碰	pèng	13	to bump, meet, or try
钉	dīng	7	nail, fasten, follow closely
子	zi	3	son, child, seed, small thing

他向经理提出增加预算的请求，结果碰了个钉子。

He asked the manager for an increase in budget, but met with a refusal.

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What does 碰钉子 mean?

碰钉子 (pèng dīng zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to meet with a rebuff”.

How do you pronounce 碰钉子?

碰钉子 is pronounced pèng dīng zi in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 碰钉子?

指遭到拒绝。