てん
天
　
を
あお
仰
　
ぎ
　
て
つばき
唾
　
す

expression, Godan verb

Proverb.
  1. to harm oneself in an attempt to harm someone else, to spit at the heavens and have one's spit land back on one's face.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
天
　
を
あお
仰
　
ぎ
　
て
つばき
唾
　
す
 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)