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打掉门牙，往肚子里咽
dǎ​diào​mén​yá, wǎng​dù​zi​lǐ​yàn

suffer in silence

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打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 (打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥) dǎ​diào​mén​yá, wǎng​dù​zi​lǐ​yàn
suffer in silence
to endure bullying, insults, or hardship stoically without complaining; literally to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after being struck

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