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卧薪尝胆

lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom) / fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

Characters and words in 卧薪尝胆

= w + o4
xīn = xi + (e)n1
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cháng = ch + ang2
to taste; to try (food) / to experience / (literary) ever; once
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cháng = ch + ang2
to taste; to experience (variant of 嘗|尝[chang2])
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cháng = ch + ang2
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dǎn = d + an3
gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
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Words with 卧薪尝胆

卧薪尝胆 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 卧薪尝胆

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