軟釘子 ruǎn dīng zi

lit. a soft nail; fig. a tactful retort or rejection

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. a soft nail
  2. 2. fig. a tactful retort or rejection

Characters

Character Meaning
軟 ruǎn
soft; flexible; variant of 軟ruǎn
釘 dīng
nail; variant of 盯dīng; to follow closely
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child