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碰壁

Mandarin · pinyin pèng bì

to hit a wall
(fig.) to hit a brick wall; to hit a snag; to have the door slammed in one's face

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碰: pèng · collide, bump into
壁: bì · partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)

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4–4 · peng4 bi4

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pung3 bik1

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verb

to hit a wall; to bump against a wall
(figurative) to hit a wall; to run up against a snag; to encounter difficulties

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