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卧薪尝胆

Word

(lit.) to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾践 (Gōu jiàn), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)

Traditional
臥薪嘗膽

wò xīn cháng dǎn

wo4xin1chang2dan3

Meaning

  1. (lit.) to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾践 (Gōu jiàn), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom) CC-CEDICT
  2. (fig.) to maintain one's resolve for revenge CC-CEDICT

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卧wò薪xīn尝cháng胆dǎn
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