打落牙齒和血吞
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See also: 打落牙齿和血吞
Chinese[edit]
to bowl off; to fetch down; to hit the target | tooth | mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm |
blood | to swallow; to take | ||
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trad. (打落牙齒和血吞) | 打落 | 牙齒 | 和 | 血 | 吞 | |
simp. (打落牙齿和血吞) | 打落 | 牙齿 | 和 | 血 | 吞 |
Etymology[edit]
Literally: knock out (the) teeth (and) mix (with) blood (, then) swallow (both teeth and blood mixed together)
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
打落牙齒和血吞
- to silently endure all manner of insults and abuse