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    3. 天に唾する

    天に唾する

    天てんに​唾つばす​る​

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

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    てんにつばする

    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 spit at the sky
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 21

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    Characters that make up this word

    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    Kanji
    唾
    つば・つばき…(2)
    saliva・sputum
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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