唾面自乾 tuò miàn zì gān

endure insult without fighting back

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
  2. 2. to drain the cup of humiliation

Characters

Character Meaning
唾 tuò HSK 6
saliva; to spit
面 miàn HSK 1
face; surface; aspect
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
乾 gān
surname Qian