抹一鼻子灰

Mandarin · pinyin mǒ yī bí zi huī

Meanings

  1. lit. to rub one's nose with dust
  2. to suffer a snub
  3. to meet with a rebuff
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抹
mǒ · smear, apply, wipe off, erase
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
鼻
bí · nose; first; Kangxi radical 209
子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
灰
huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar
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3–1–2–5–1 · mo3 yi1 bi2 zi5 hui1

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mut3 jat1 bei6 zi2 fui1

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抹一鼻子灰 · mo3 yi1 bi2 zi5 hui1
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Exact source record抹一鼻子灰 抹一鼻子灰 [mo3 yi1 bi2 zi5 hui1] /lit. to rub one's nose with dust/to suffer a snub/to meet with a rebuff/