Lingaku- lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
- fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically
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- to endure bullying or insults stoically
This idiom is used to describe a situation where someone tolerates humiliation or mistreatment without retaliating. It conveys a sense of resilience and acceptance in the face of adversity.
He was mocked by his classmates, but he chose to endure it quietly.
In the face of her boss's scolding, she decided to endure it without complaint.
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dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn打掉门牙，往肚子里咽to endure bullying or insults stoicallyrěn rǔ fù zhòng忍辱负重to bear humiliation for a greater causerěn qì tūn shēng忍气吞声to swallow one's anger and suffer in silencewú nài无奈jiē shòu接受to accept with no other choiceyǐn rěn bù fā隐忍不发to endure and not express dissatisfactionmò mò默默rěn shòu忍受to suffer silentlytūn吞xià下wěi qu委屈to swallow one's grievanceschéng shòu承受yā lì压力to bear pressure