zi
huī

idiom
informal

Meaning of 抹一鼻子灰

抹一鼻子灰 means to get a cold shoulder; to be rebuffed when trying to curry favor. Pronounced mǒ yī bí zi huī.

  • to get a cold shoulder; to be rebuffed when trying to curry favor

Definitions & Examples

xiǎng
gěi
lǐng
dǎo
sòng
tào
jìn
hu
 
jié
guǒ
le
zi
huī
 

He tried to get closer to his boss by giving gifts, but ended up getting a cold shoulder.

běn
lái
xiǎng
kuā
xīn
xíng
hǎo
kàn
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
gēn
běn
huān
 
zhēn
shì
le
zi
huī
 

I wanted to compliment her new hairstyle, but she didn't like it at all. I really got rebuffed.

Bié
zǒng
xiǎng
zhe
jié
bié
rén
 
xiǎo
xīn
zi
huī
 

Don't always try to suck up to others, or you might get a humiliating rejection.