尝胆 (嘗膽) chángdǎn

chángdǎn verb to [desire to] taste revenge
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'chángdǎn' 尝胆 id, p. 92; Guoyu '嘗膽'; Mathews 1931 '嘗膽', p. 26)

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  • 卧薪尝胆(臥薪嘗膽) lie on firewood and taste gall; to harden oneself for revenge ; to lie on firewood and taste gall; suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

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