Lingaku- lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
- fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue)
This idiom is used to describe someone enduring hardships or humiliations in order to strengthen their determination or resolve for future success or revenge.
Generated collocations (experimental)
wò xīn cháng dǎn卧薪尝胆to endure hardships for revengewò xīn cháng dǎn卧薪尝胆de的jīng shén精神the spirit of perseverance for revengeyǐ以wò xīn cháng dǎn卧薪尝胆wéi为dòng lì动力to use the experience of sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall as motivationwò xīn cháng dǎn卧薪尝胆de的gù shì故事the story of enduring hardships for vengeancewò xīn cháng dǎn卧薪尝胆de的jué xīn决心the determination to endure hardships for revengewò xīn cháng dǎn卧薪尝胆jīng shén精神the mentality of enduring hardships for future successwò xīn cháng dǎn卧薪尝胆，bào chóu xuě hèn报仇雪恨to endure humiliation and seek revengewò xīn cháng dǎn卧薪尝胆，jiān chí bù xiè坚持不懈to endure hardship and persist without giving upwò xīn cháng dǎn卧薪尝胆，fèn fā tú qiáng奋发图强to endure humiliation and strive for progresswò xīn cháng dǎn卧薪尝胆，zuì zhōng最终shí xiàn实现mù biāo目标to endure hardships and eventually achieve one's goals