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    3. 天に向かって唾を吐く

    天に向かって唾を吐く

    天てんに​向むか​っ​て​唾つばきを​吐はく​

    to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab39 strokes

    てんにむかってつばきをはく

    Verb

    1.
    to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else, to cut off one's nose to spite one's face, to turn to the sky and spit
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 39

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    Characters that make up this word

    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    Kanji
    向
    む.く・む.い・-む.き・む.ける・-む.け・む.かう…(12)
    yonder・facing・beyond・confront・defy…(2)
    Kanji
    唾
    つば・つばき…(2)
    saliva・sputum
    Kanji
    吐
    は.く・つ.く…(1)
    spit・vomit・belch・confess・tell (lies)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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