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碰了一鼻子灰
碰了一鼻子灰
碰了一鼻子灰
碰了一鼻子灰
碰了一鼻子灰
碰了一鼻子灰
碰了一鼻子灰
碰了一鼻子灰

碰了一鼻子灰 Pronunciation and Pinyin

碰了一鼻子灰 Usage and Examples

get a rebuff

be rebuffed

get a snub

be snubbed

get the cold shoulder

我想参军,但因身体不好而碰了一鼻子灰。

I tried to join the army but was rejected because of poor health.

班纳特太太虽然碰了一鼻子灰,可是并不甘心罢休。

Not yet, however, in spite of her disappointment in her husband, did Mrs.

The characters in 碰了一鼻子灰

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
碰
pèng13to bump, meet, or try
了
le2completion or change
一
yì1one, a, single, whole
鼻
bí14nose
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing
灰
huī6ash, dust, or gray

More words starting with 碰

  • pèng碰shàng上le了encountered, ran into
  • pèng碰gè个tóu头meet up, touch base
  • pèng碰le了touched, bumped
  • pèng碰le了gè个dīng钉zi子Hit a snag, Got a rebuff
  • pèng碰le了dīng钉zi子to hit a snag, to meet with a rebuff
  • pèng碰shāng伤bruise, bump
  • pèng碰dǎo倒le了knocked over, tipped over
  • pèng碰dào到run into, bump into
  • pèng碰dào到le了encountered, met
  • pèng碰jìn劲er儿by chance; by coincidence
  • pèng碰huài坏le了damaged, broken
  • pèng碰bì壁hit a wall, be rebuffed

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Questions about 碰了一鼻子灰

What does 碰了一鼻子灰 mean in Chinese?

碰了一鼻子灰 (pèng le yì bí zi huī) means “get a rebuff, be rebuffed, get a snub, be snubbed”.

How do you pronounce 碰了一鼻子灰?

碰了一鼻子灰 is pronounced pèng le yì bí zi huī in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “get a rebuff” in Chinese?

“get a rebuff” is 碰了一鼻子灰 (pèng le yì bí zi huī) in Chinese.

How is 碰了一鼻子灰 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 碰了一鼻子灰, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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