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打掉门牙，往肚子里咽

dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn

Definitions

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

Child Words of 打掉门牙，往肚子里咽

肚
dǔ
咽
yān
往
wǎng
咽
yè
掉
diào
门
mén
子
zǐ
门牙
mén yá
里
lǐ
打
dǎ
肚子
dù zi
肚
dù
咽
yàn
牙
yá
打
dá
打掉
dǎ diào