碰壁

Traditional form:

碰壁

Pinyin (reading):

pèngbì

Definitions:

• to hit a wall
• (fig.) to hit a brick wall; to hit a snag; to have the door slammed in one's face

Characters:

• 碰 - to touch; to meet with; to collide, to bump into
• 壁 - partition, wall; rampart

Traditional characters:

• 碰 - to touch; to meet with; to collide, to bump into
• 壁 - partition, wall; rampart