唾面自乾

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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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  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. to drain the cup of humiliation

Written Forms

唾面自乾Traditional · Main Form
唾面自干Alternate Form

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