Lost in Literal

🇨🇳 Chinese, taken literally

碰钉子

peng ding zi · pèng dīngzi

Literally

bump into a nail

What it really means

to be rebuffed; to hit a snag

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Chinese, taken literally

加油add oil马马虎虎horse horse tiger tiger吃醋eat vinegar拍马屁pat the horse's butt走后门go through the back door打酱油buy soy sauce