打掉门牙，往肚子里咽

Traditional: 打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥

dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn

Dictionary entry

lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)

What does 打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 mean?

打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 (dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)

2fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically

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打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]掉diàoto fall · to drop 门Ménsurname Men 牙yátooth · ivory 往wǎngto go (in a direction) · to 肚dǔtripe 子zǐson · child 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]

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打掉门牙，往肚子里咽

dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn

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