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Chinese[edit]
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to touch; to meet with; to bump
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wall; rampart
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simp. and trad. (碰壁)
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碰
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壁
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Pronunciation[edit]
Note: pōng-piah -
磅壁 is used in the Mainland.
碰壁
- to hit a wall; to bump against a wall
- (figurative) to hit a wall; to run up against a snag; to encounter difficulties