Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「一鼻子灰」 and how it’s used.
We’re presenting the idiom 「一鼻子灰」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
A metaphor for hitting a wall or being reprimanded.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yī bí zǐ huī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yat1 bei6 ji2 fui1
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
