てん
 
あお
 
 
つばき
 

expression, す verb - precursor to the modern する

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 look up at the sky and spit.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
 
あお
 
 
つばき
 
天を仰ぎて唾す てんをあおぎてつばきす

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)
face-up, look up, depend
おお.せ あお.ぐ ギョウ (7th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
lofty, high, raise
キョウ ゴウ のぞ.む
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
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)