碰一鼻子灰 pèng yī bí zi huī

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt
  2. fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff

CHARACTERS

碰 pèng
HSK 5
collide, bump into
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
鼻 bí
HSK 3
nose; first; KangXi radical 209
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
灰 huī
HSK 5
ashes; dust; lime, mortar