打 掉 门 牙，往 肚 子 里 咽

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

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Original source entry:

打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥 打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 [da3 diao4 men2 ya2 , wang3 du4 zi5 li3 yan4] /lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)/fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically/

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