打掉门牙，往肚子里咽

dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 打掉门牙，往肚子里咽

throat; pharynx

to choke (in crying)

to swallow

son

to go (in a direction)

dozen (loanword)

to beat

to fall

tooth

belly

lining

to tear down

tripe

belly

incisor

gate