唾面自干 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off ; to turn the other cheek
• to drain the cup of humiliation

Character by character

• 唾tuòto spit; to spit on; saliva
• 面miànface; surface, side; plane, dimension
• 自zìself; private, personal; from
• 干gānarid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

Idioms sharing a character

• 拾人涕唾 shí rén tì tuò
• 一面之缘 yī miàn zhī yuán
• 人面兽心 rén miàn shòu xīn
• 以泪洗面 yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
• 两面三刀 liǎng miàn sān dāo
• 别开生面 bié kāi shēng miàn
• 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng
• 四面楚歌 sì miàn Chǔ gē
• 掩面而泣 yǎn miàn ér qì
• 改头换面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn

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