卧薪尝胆
phrase C2- (lit.) to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 jian4], in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
- (fig.) to maintain one's resolve for revenge
Other readings
- wò xīn cháng dǎnvariant of 臥薪嘗膽|卧薪尝胆[wo4 xin1 chang2 dan3]
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