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抹一鼻子灰

mǒ yī bí zi huī

5-character word

What 抹一鼻子灰 means

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

The characters in 抹一鼻子灰

• 抹mǒto smear; to wipe; to erase
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 鼻bínose
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 灰huīash; dust; lime

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