てん
天
 
に
つば
唾
 
す
 
る

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
天
 
に
つば
唾
 
す
 
る
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 (Late High School)
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)