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打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥

简打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 · 繁打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
掉: diào · turn, move; shake, wag; drop down
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
牙: yá · tooth, molars, teeth; serrated
往: wǎng · go, depart; past, formerly
肚: dù · belly; abdomen; bowels
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
咽: yàn · throat; pharynx

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