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臥薪嚐膽
卧
臥
wò
薪
薪
xi̅n
尝
嚐
cháng
胆
膽
dǎn
lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
Characters and words in 臥薪嚐膽
卧
臥
wò
=
w
+
o4
to lie / to crouch
Add a new mnemonic for 卧 = 卜 + 臣
Add a new mnemonic for 臥 = 臣 + 人
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薪
xi̅n
=
xi
+
(e)n1
fuel / salary
Add a new mnemonic for 薪 = 艹 + 新
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尝
嚐
cháng
=
ch
+
ang2
to taste; to experience (variant of 嘗|尝[chang2])
Add a new mnemonic for 尝 = ⺌ + 冖 + 云
Add a new mnemonic for 尝 = 小 + 冖 + 云
Add a new mnemonic for 嚐 = 口 + 嘗
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胆
膽
dǎn
=
d
+
an3
gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
Add a new mnemonic for 胆 = 旦 + 月
Add a new mnemonic for 膽 = 月 + 詹
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Words with 臥薪嚐膽
臥薪嚐膽 is not used as a component in another word.
Sentences with 臥薪嚐膽
臥薪嚐膽 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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