てん
 
つば
 
 

expression, する verb - special class

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to spit in the wind, to piss in the wind, to get caught in your own trap, to reap what you sow, to turn to the sky and spit.

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)