와신상담臥薪嘗膽
[ wasinsangdam ]
「명사」 Noun
• taking an uncomfortable sleep on a heap of brushwood and tasting bitter gall bladder
(figurative) The act of enduring all sorts of difficulties and pain in order to take revenge or achieve a goal.
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
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