碰釘子 (pung3 ding1 zi2) — to meet with a rebuff in Cantonese
pung˗₃碰dingˉ¹釘ziˊ²子简 碰钉子
Mandarin Pinyin: peng4 ding1 zi5
Meaning of 碰釘子
verbto meet with a rebuff
Example Sentences with 碰釘子
ci˗₃次ci˗₃次douˉ¹都pung˗₃碰dingˉ¹釘ziˊ²子
Every time I hit a wall.
gamˊ²咁joengˍ₆樣satˍ₆實pung˗₃碰dingˉ¹釘ziˊ²子
Doing it this way, you'll definitely fail.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日pung˗₃碰dingˉ¹釘ziˊ²子
He often hits a snag.
soengˊ²想zouˍ₆做mouˏ₅冇janˎ₄人lei5,理，pung˗₃碰dingˉ¹釘ziˊ²子
Wanted to do it but no one cared, hit a dead end.
ngoˏ₅我heoi˗₃去ze˗₃借cinˎ₄錢pung˗₃碰dingˉ¹釘ziˊ²子
I went to borrow money and was rejected.
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