碰壁

tā zài xiàn shí zhōng pèng bì

他在现实中碰壁。

He runs into a stone wall in reality

tā men zhè cì diào chá sì hū pèng bì le

他们这次调查似乎碰壁了。

They seem to have come up against a brick wall in this investigation.

xiàn zài xiān bié yāo qiú jiā xīn le nǐ huì pèng bì de

现在先别要求加薪了，你会碰壁的。

Don't ask for a raise now. You'll run into a stone wall.

chù chù pèng bì

处处碰壁

run into snags and be foiled everywhere