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碰一鼻子灰 (pung3 jat1 bei6 zi2 fui1) — to be snubbed; to meet with a rebuff in Cantonese

pung˗₃碰jatˉ¹一beiˍ₆鼻ziˊ²子fuiˉ¹灰
Mandarin Pinyin: peng4 yi1 bi2 zi5 hui1

Meaning of 碰一鼻子灰

nounto be snubbed; to meet with a rebuff

Characters in 碰一鼻子灰

碰pung3
take one's chance; try one's luck
一jat1
one; a; an; the
鼻bei6
nose
子zi2
(noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earthly Branches
灰fui1
lime

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