釘deng1子zi2

English

1. nail
2. snag
3. saboteur

Examples

• 車胎被釘子刺穿了。

  A nail penetrated the car tyre.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 這個釘子撕破了他的夾克。

  The nail tore his jacket.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 这个人只顾自己，不顾别人，你要他帮忙，准得碰钉子。

  This person only thinks about themselves and doesn’t consider others. If you ask for their help, you’re bound to run into trouble.

  Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

• 对工具箱里只有一把榔头的人来说，所有的问题都像钉子。

  To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY