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打掉門牙,往肚子裡嚥

dǎdiàoményá,wǎngdùzilǐyàn

ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧㄚˊ , ㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄢˋ

Simplified 打掉门牙,往肚子里咽

  1. 1lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically

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