打落牙齒和血吞

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Chinese

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
trad. (打落牙齒和血吞) 打落 牙齒
simp. (打落牙齿和血吞) 打落 牙齿

Etymology

Literally: knock out (the) teeth (and) mix (with) blood (, then) swallow (both teeth and blood mixed together)

Pronunciation


Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 打落牙齒和血吞

  1. to silently endure all manner of insults and abuse