打掉门牙，往肚子里咽

打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥
dǎdiàoményá,wǎngdùzilǐyàn
  1. lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
  2. fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 打掉 dǎdiào
  1. to tear down
  2. to destroy
  3. to dismantle (a gang)
  4. to abort (a fetus)
2 门牙 ményá front tooth; incisor
=3 往 wǎng
  1. to go (in a direction)
  2. to
  3. towards
  4. (of a train) bound for
  5. past
  6. previous
=3 往 wǎng old variant of 往 wǎng
4 肚子 dùzi
  1. belly
  2. abdomen
  3. stomach

classifier: 個
=5 里 lǐ variant of 里 lǐ
=5 里 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
=5 里 lǐ
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels
=6 咽 yàn variant of 咽 yàn
=6 咽 yàn to swallow