てん
 
つば
 
 

expression, する verb - special class

Idiomatic expression.
  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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
 
つば
 
 
天に唾する てんにつばする

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heavens, sky, imperial
テン あま- あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
saliva, sputum
つば ダ つばき (11th)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
droop, suspend, hang
た.れる スイ たる (6th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)