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臥薪嘗膽

wòxīnchángdǎn

ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ

Simplified 卧薪尝胆

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  1. 1(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)
  2. 2(fig.) to maintain one's resolve for revenge

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