臥薪嚐膽

lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

wò = w + o4

to lie / to crouch

xīn = xi + (e)n1

fuel / salary

cháng = ch + ang2

to taste; to experience (variant of 嘗|尝[chang2])

dǎn = d + an3

gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

臥薪嚐膽 is not used as a component in another word.

臥薪嚐膽 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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