碰一鼻子灰

lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt / fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff

variant of 碰[peng4]

to touch / to meet with / to bump

old variant of 碰[peng4]

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

nose

nose / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

(noun suffix)

ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged; dejected