臥薪嘗胆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臥 薪 嘗 胆
が
Jinmeiyō 		しん
Grade: S 		しょう
Jinmeiyō 		たん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
臥薪嘗膽 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Chinese 臥薪嘗膽 / 卧薪尝胆 (wòxīnchángdǎn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠ɕĩɰ̃ɕo̞ːtã̠ɴ]

Idiom

臥(が)薪(しん)嘗(しょう)胆(たん) • (gashinshōtan) 

  1. to undergo self-imposed hardships to achieve vengeance

References

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