汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 卧薪尝胆
卧薪尝胆 (臥薪嚐膽)
lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge / lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom) / fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
薪 firewood / Sleeping sleeping on the firewood, you have a bitterness / Describe people's self-motivation, and stronger
薪柴草。睡觉睡在柴草上,吃饭睡觉都尝一尝苦胆。形容人刻苦自励,发奋图强。
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