卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
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Definitions
- 1. lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾践gōu jiàn), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
- 2. fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
- 3. lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
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