xīn​zì​tóu​shàng​yī​bǎ​dāo

[xiehouyu] to endure it

Senses

心字头上一把刀/ 心字頭上一把刀 xīn​zì​tóu​shàng​yī​bǎ​dāo (also xīn​zì​tóu​shang​yī​bǎ​dāo) [xiehouyu] to endure it

A two-part phrase (xiehouyu) meaning "to endure it"; the character rěn consists of a knife above the heart, implying that one must endure even the most painful of circumstances.

References

see 心字头上一把刀/心字頭上一把刀 忍/忍