抹一鼻子灰

mut3 jat1 bei6 zi2 fui1

lit. to rub one's nose with dust · to suffer a snub · to meet with a rebuff

Meanings

  1. lit. to rub one's nose with dust
  2. to suffer a snub
  3. to meet with a rebuff

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