撞牆

Chinese

		to hit; to strike; to meet by accident to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into	wall
trad. (撞牆)		撞	牆
simp. (撞墙)		撞	墙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuàngqiáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zong⁶ coeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàngqiáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàngciáng
    • Wade–Giles: chuang⁴-chʻiang²
    • Yale: jwàng-chyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanqchyang
    • Palladius: чжуанцян (čžuancjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zong⁶ coeng⁴
    • Yale: johng chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzong⁶ tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zong⁶ cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

Verb

撞⫽牆 (verb-object)

1. (literal) to bash against a wall
2. (figurative) to be rebuffed; to be refused

Synonyms

• (to bash against a wall): (Hokkien) 磕壁 挵壁