卧薪尝胆
wòxīn-chángdǎnTraditional 臥薪嚐膽
to endure hardship to prepare for revenge
Every meaning
wòxīn-chángdǎn
- to endure hardship to prepare for revenge
Its characters
- 卧wòto lie down
- 薪xīnsalary; pay
- 尝chángto taste; to try
- 胆dǎngallbladder
Words with 卧
Words with 薪
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.