to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek; to drain the cup of humiliation
trad. 唾面自乾
Also written 唾面自乾【tuò miàn zì gān】
Characters in this word
4唾
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saliva, to spit
- Pinyin
- tuò
- Strokes
- 11
面
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face, side, surface, aspect, top, classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- Pinyin
- miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2052 of 2500
自
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(bound form) self; oneself, from; since, naturally; as a matter of course
- Pinyin
- zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1586 of 2500
干
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old variant of 乾|干[gan1]
- Pinyin
- gān
- Traditional
- 乹
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 340 of 2500