Meaning of 卧薪尝胆
卧薪尝胆 means to endure hardships and discipline oneself to avenge humiliation and achieve a goal. Pronounced wò xīn cháng dǎn.
- to endure hardships and discipline oneself to avenge humiliation and achieve a goal
Definitions & Examples
Gōu勾
Jiàn践
wò卧
xīn薪
cháng尝
dǎn胆
，
zhōng终
yú于
dǎ打
bài败
le了
Wú吴
guó国
。
King Goujian endured hardships and eventually defeated the State of Wu.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
wò卧
xīn薪
cháng尝
dǎn胆
，
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
，
jiāng将
lái来
bào报
xiào效
zǔ祖
guó国
。
We must discipline ourselves and study hard to serve our country in the future.
Jīng经
lì历
le了
nà那
cì次
shī失
bài败
，
tā他
wò卧
xīn薪
cháng尝
dǎn胆
，
sān三
nián年
hòu后
zhōng终
yú于
huò获
dé得
le了
guàn冠
jūn军
。
After that defeat, he endured hardships and finally won the championship three years later.