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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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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