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碰软钉子
pèng​ruǎn​dīng​zi

to be mildly rebuffed

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碰软钉子 碰軟釘子 pèng//ruǎn​dīng​zi
to be mildly rebuffed
To be met with a polite or tactful refusal; literally "to bump into a soft nail".