碰壁

pèngbì

run up against a stone wall; be rebuffed

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be rebuffed; run into a blank wall; run one's head against a wall

up against the wall

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run into a blank wall; run one's head against a wall; up against the wall

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pèng bì

v. run up against a stone wall, be rebuffed

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peng4 bi4

to hit a wall, fig. to run up against a snag

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碰壁

pèng bì

run up against a stone wall; run into a brick (blank) wall; meet with a refusal; run one's head against a stone wall; be rebuffed:

到处碰壁 run into snags and be foiled everywhere

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碰壁|碰壁 [pèng bì] ► to hit a wall ► fig. to run up against a snag