抹一鼻子灰
mǒ​yī​bí​zi​huī

to be snubbed

  • created sense approved 抹一鼻子灰 · mǒ​yī​bí​zi​huī · to be snubbed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抹一鼻子灰

    mǒ​yī​bí​zi​huī

    to be snubbed

    to be rebuffed or snubbed, especially when trying to please or flatter someone; to get a dusty answer

    抹 (literal) → 抹 · mǒ · to smear 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 鼻子 (literal) → 鼻子 · bí​zi · nose 灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · dust

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense