- 面(face; image)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 面 depicts a human face with an outline and eyes in the center.
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唾面自干
唾面自干
to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
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He endures insults without complaint and never argues with others.
- 貳动verb
to drain the cup of humiliation
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He swallowed his pride and endured all the insults without resistance.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 干(stick; intervene)ASSOCIATIVE
A spear with barbs pierces straight through, symbolizing direct intervention.
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唾面自干
Traditional唾面自乾
to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
- ，。
He endures insults without complaint and never argues with others.
- 貳动verb
to drain the cup of humiliation
- ，。
He swallowed his pride and endured all the insults without resistance.
STROKE ORDER
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⿱(top-bottom)
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 面(face; image)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 面 depicts a human face with an outline and eyes in the center.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 干(stick; intervene)ASSOCIATIVE
A spear with barbs pierces straight through, symbolizing direct intervention.
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