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臥薪嚐膽 (卧薪尝胆)

wò xīn cháng dǎn

Definition

  1. (lit.) to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

Character Decomposition

臥
=
臣
+
人
薪
=
艹
+
新
嚐
=
口
+
尚
+
匕
+
日
膽
=
月
+
詹

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