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zongˍ₆撞baanˊ²板
Pinyin: zhuang4 ban3
Translations
nounrun into obstacle; hit a brick wall; meet with a refusal; suffer a setback
nounbump against the plank
nounbe rebuffed; be thwarted; run into difficulties
zongˍ₆撞baanˊ²闆
简 撞板
Pinyin: zhuang4 ban3
Translations
nounto run into an obstacle; to be met with a refusal; to hit a brick wall; to screw up; to mess up [colloquial]
zongˍ₆撞baanˊ²板doˉ¹多gwo˗₃過sikˍ₆食faanˍ₆飯
简 撞板多过食饭
Pinyin: zhuang4 ban3 duo1 guo4 shi2 fan4
Translations
nounverb; literally: someone hit the wooden plank more than having a meal, it means failing more than succeeding (be rebuffed)
baauˉ¹包zongˍ₆撞baanˊ²板
Pinyin: bao1 zhuang4 ban3
Translations
nounDestined to fail