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pèng
碰
yī
一
bí
鼻
zi
子
huī
灰

idiom

Meaning of 碰一鼻子灰

碰一鼻子灰 means to be rejected or scolded, ending up embarrassed; to get a cold shoulder; to meet with a rebuff. Pronounced pèng yī bí zi huī.

  • to be rejected or scolded, ending up embarrassed; to get a cold shoulder; to meet with a rebuff

Definitions & Examples

Tā他
xiǎng想
qǐng请
tā她
chī吃
fàn饭
 ，
jié结
guǒ果
pèng碰
le了
yī一
bí鼻
zi子
huī灰
 。

He wanted to invite her to dinner, but ended up getting a flat rejection.

Wǒ我
gěi给
lǎo老
bǎn板
tí提
le了
gè个
jiàn建
yì议
 ，
méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
pèng碰
le了
yī一
bí鼻
zi子
huī灰
 。

I made a suggestion to my boss, but unexpectedly got scolded for it.

Tā他
mǎn满
qiāng腔
rè热
qíng情
de地
qù去
bāng帮
máng忙
 ，
què却
pèng碰
le了
yī一
bí鼻
zi子
huī灰
huí回
lái来
 。

He went to help with great enthusiasm, but came back having been rebuffed.

Bié别
qù去
zì自
tǎo讨
méi没
qù趣
le了
 ，
miǎn免
de得
pèng碰
yī一
bí鼻
zi子
huī灰
 。

Don't go looking for trouble, or you'll just get snubbed.

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