打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 | Chinese meaning

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

lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically

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

lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically

打

HSK 11

含义strike, hit, beat; fight; attack

拼音dǎ

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掉

HSK 21

含义turn, move; shake, wag; drop down

拼音diào

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门

HSK 1

含义gate, door, entrance, opening

拼音mén

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牙

HSK 41

含义tooth, molars, teeth; serrated

拼音yá

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往

HSK 22

含义go, depart; past, formerly

拼音wǎng

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肚

HSK 41

含义belly; abdomen; bowels

拼音dù

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子

HSK 11

含义offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

拼音zi

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里

HSK 1

含义unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

拼音lǐ

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咽

HSK 7-95

含义throat; pharynx

拼音yàn

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