坐薪悬胆 — “Sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall”
坐薪悬胆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure self-imposed hardships and diligently strive for improvement or success; to steel one's resolve through austerity and hard work”. Literally, “Sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall”.
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- zuò坐shàng上qín琴xīn心man's deep love for a woman
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- zuò坐bù不ān安xí席too anxious to sit still
- zuò坐bù不kuī窥táng堂sit properly without looking around
- zuò坐bù不chóng重xí席live a frugal and simple life
- zuò坐yú于tú涂tàn炭to be in a wretched and filthy state
- zuò坐jǐng井kuī窥tiān天to have a very limited outlook
- zuò坐jǐng井guān观tiān天have a limited outlook
- zuò坐xiǎng享qí其gōng功enjoy others' hard work
- zuò坐xiǎng享qí其chéng成enjoy others' achievements without effort
- zuò坐yǐ以dài待wáng亡sit idly and await doom
- zuò坐yǐ以dài待dàn旦sit awaiting daybreak diligently
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Open the tool →Questions about 坐薪悬胆
What does 坐薪悬胆 mean?
坐薪悬胆 (zuò xīn xuán dǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure self-imposed hardships and diligently strive for improvement or success; to steel one's resolve through austerity and hard work”.
How do you pronounce 坐薪悬胆?
坐薪悬胆 is pronounced zuò xīn xuán dǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 坐薪悬胆 literally mean?
Literally, 坐薪悬胆 means “Sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall”. It is used to mean “to endure self-imposed hardships and diligently strive for improvement or success; to steel one's resolve through austerity and hard work”.
What is the Chinese definition of 坐薪悬胆?
坐卧在柴草上，悬胆尝其味。比喻刻苦自励，奋发图强。