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卧薪尝胆
/ wò xīn cháng dǎn /
Strokes
Definition
lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾践[gōu jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)/fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
Example
Definition
sleep on firewood and taste gall—undergo self-imposed hardships (to strengthen one's resolve to wipe out a national humiliation or to accomplish some ambition); endure hardships and temper oneself in order to accomplish one's ambition
1
Tā
他
wòxīnchángdǎn
卧薪尝胆
,
yǐqī
以期
zài
在
xiàjiè
下届
àoyùnhuì
奥运会
shàng
上
duóhuí
夺回
guànjūn
冠军
。
He endured hardships to win back the championship at the next Olympic Games.