卧薪尝胆

wò xīn cháng dǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[gōu jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
  3. 3. lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

Child Words of 卧薪尝胆

尝
cháng

to taste; to try (food)

胆
dǎn

gall bladder

卧
wò

to lie

薪
xīn

firewood; fuel