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dengˉ¹ziˊ²
(钉子)
Pinyin
ding1 zi5
Translations
noun
nail | Cant.: 釘
noun
snag
dengˉ¹ziˊ²wuˍ₆
(钉子户)
Pinyin
ding1 zi5 hu4
Translations
noun
nailed-down household
pung˗₃dingˉ¹ziˊ²
(碰钉子)
Pinyin
peng4 ding1 zi5
Translations
verb
to meet with a rebuff
dengˉ¹ziˊ²zingˉ¹sanˎ₄
(钉子精神)
Pinyin
ding1 zi5 jing1 shen2
Translations
noun
the spirit of the nail; grasping every available minute (reference to Lei Feng)