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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

唾面自干
tuò miàn zì gān
t+uò·4th tonem+iàn·4th tonez+ì·4th toneg+ān·1st tone
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to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it · to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc逆来顺受nì lái shùn shòu
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