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Jyutping deng1 zi2
Pinyin dīng zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. nail
  2. snag
  3. saboteur
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    saboteur
  2. noun, figuratively
    snag
    (syn.) 障碍物, 障礙物, 障礙, 關卡, 壁垒, 蔽障, 妨礙, 绊脚石, 关卡, 壁壘, 障碍, 絆腳石, 妨碍, 故障, 壁障, 攔路虎, 拦路虎
  3. noun, literally
    nail
    (syn.) 钉仔, 釘仔
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #884
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    车胎被钉子刺穿了。
    車胎被釘子刺穿了。
    chē tāi bèi dīng zi cì chuān le 。
    • A nail penetrated the car tyre.
    • A nail penetrated the car tire.
    • The car tyre was punctured by a nail.
  2. Mandarin
    对工具箱里只有一把榔头的人来说,所有的问题都像钉子。
    對工具箱裏只有一把榔頭的人來説,所有的問題都像釘子。
    duì gōng jù xiāng lǐ zhǐ yǒu yī bǎ láng tou de rén lái shuō , suǒ yǒu de wèn tí dōu xiàng dīng zi 。
    • To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail.
  3. Mandarin
    这个钉子撕破了他的夹克。
    這個釘子撕破了他的夾克。
    zhè ge dīng zi sī pò le tā de jiā kè 。
    • The nail tore his jacket.
  4. Mandarin
    这个人只顾自己,不顾别人,你要他帮忙,准得碰钉子。
    這個人只顧自己,不顧別人,你要他幫忙,準得碰釘子。
    zhè ge rén zhǐ gù zì jǐ , bù gù bié ren , nǐ yào tā bāng máng , zhǔn dé pèng dīng zi 。
    • This person only thinks about themselves and doesn’t consider others. If you ask for their help, you’re bound to run into trouble.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    钉子户
    釘子戶
    dìng zǐ hù
    • nail house