打掉門牙,往肚子裡嚥
打掉门牙,往肚子里咽
dǎdiàoményá,wǎngdùzilǐyàn
- lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
- fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically
Entry Composition
| 1 | 打掉 | dǎdiào |
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| 2 | 門牙 | ményá | front tooth; incisor |
| =3 | 往 | wǎng |
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| =3 | 往 | wǎng | old variant of 往 wǎng |
| 4 | 肚子 | dùzi |
classifier: 個 |
| 5 | 裡 | lǐ |
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| 6 | 嚥 | yàn | to swallow |