Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
臥薪嚐膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn
fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
- 2. lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
- 3. 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)