Words — 1 found
xīn cháng dǎn
ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ
Simplified Traditional 卧薪尝胆 臥薪嘗膽
  1. Idiom
    1. lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue gōujiàngōujiàn, in order to recall one's humiliations)
  2. 2. fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge