打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 in English da3 diao4 men2 ya2 , wang3 du4 zi5 li3 yan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to endure bullying or insults stoically

Simplified Characters

打 掉 门 牙 ， 往 肚 子 里 咽

Traditional Characters

打 掉 門 牙 ， 往 肚 子 裡 嚥

Pinyin

da3 diao4 men2 ya2 , wang3 du4 zi5 li3 yan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

打da3dozen (loanword) 掉diao4to fall 门men2surname Men 牙ya2tooth ， 往wang3to go (in a direction) 肚du4tripe 子zi5son 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 咽yan4narrow pass