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

to swallow one's knocked-out teeth

  • created sense approved 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 · to swallow one's knocked-out teeth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    to swallow one's knocked-out teeth

    to endure bullying, insults, or suffering stoically without complaining; to swallow one's pride or bitterness

    打掉 (literal) → 打掉 · dǎ​diào · to knock out 门牙 (literal) → 门牙/門牙 · mén​yá · front tooth ， (non_chinese) 往 (literal) → 往 · wǎng · toward 肚子 (literal) → 肚子 · dù​zi · belly 里 (bound) → 里/裡 · li · in 咽 (literal) → 咽 · yàn · to swallow

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    created sense