卧薪尝胆 臥薪嘗膽
卧薪尝胆 臥薪嘗膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2
- lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾践 勾踐 Gōu jiàn ㄍㄡ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
- fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
卧薪尝胆 臥薪嚐膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2
- variant of 卧薪尝胆 臥薪嘗膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ
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卧 臥
- 卧室 臥室 wò shì ㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ ngo6 sat1 bedroom
- 卧房 臥房 wò fáng ㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄤˊ ngo6 fong4 bedroom
- 卧铺 臥鋪 wò pù ㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄨˋ ngo6 pou1 a bed (on a train)
- 仰卧 仰臥 yǎng wò ㄧㄤˇ ㄨㄛˋ joeng5 ngo6 to lie supine
- 伏卧 伏臥 fú wò ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄛˋ fuk6 ngo6 lying down
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- 俯卧 俯臥 fǔ wò ㄈㄨˇ ㄨㄛˋ fu2 ngo6 to lie prone
- 倒卧 倒臥 dǎo wò ㄉㄠˇ ㄨㄛˋ dou2 ngo6 to lie down
- 侧卧 側臥 cè wò ㄘㄜˋ ㄨㄛˋ zak1 ngo6 to lie on one's side
- 僵卧 僵臥 jiāng wò ㄐㄧㄤ ㄨㄛˋ goeng1 ngo6 to lie rigid and motionless
- 动卧 動臥 dòng wò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄛˋ dung6 ngo6 D-class (high-speed) sleeper train (D stands for Dongche 动车) (abbr. for 卧铺动车组列车)
- 横卧 橫臥 héng wò ㄏㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ waang4 ngo6 to recline
- 硬卧 硬臥 yìng wò ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄛˋ ngaang6 ngo6 hard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk)
- 卧位 臥位 wò wèi ㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋ ngo6 wai2 berth
- 卧佛 臥佛 wò fó ㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄛˊ ngo6 fat6 reclining Buddha
- 卧倒 臥倒 wò dǎo ㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˇ ngo6 dou2 to lie down
- 卧内 臥內 wò nèi ㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄟˋ ngo6 noi6 bedroom
- 卧具 臥具 wò jù ㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄩˋ ngo6 geoi6 bedding
- 卧床 臥床 wò chuáng ㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ngo6 cong4 to lie in bed
- 卧底 臥底 wò dǐ ㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˇ ngo6 dai2 to hide (as an undercover agent)
- 卧式 臥式 wò shì ㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ ngo6 sik1 (of an object or device) horizontal in design; intended to lie flat or operate in a lying position
薪
- 加薪 jiā xīn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ gaa1 san1 to raise salary
- 年薪 nián xīn ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ nin4 san1 annual salary
- 薪水 xīn shuǐ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ san1 seoi2 salary
- 带薪 帶薪 dài xīn ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ daai3 san1 to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc)
- 底薪 dǐ xīn ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ dai2 san1 basic salary
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- 提薪 tí xīn ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tai4 san1 to receive a raise in salary
- 日薪 rì xīn ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄣ jat6 san1 daily wage
- 时薪 時薪 shí xīn ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄣ si4 san1 hourly wage
- 月薪 yuè xīn ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄣ jyut6 san1 monthly income (in kind)
- 柴薪 chái xīn ㄔㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄣ caai4 san1 firewood
- 欠薪 qiàn xīn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ him3 san1 to owe wages
- 减薪 減薪 jiǎn xīn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaam2 san1 to cut wages
- 发薪 發薪 fā xīn ㄈㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ faat3 san1 to pay wages or salary
- 薪俸 xīn fèng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄥˋ san1 fung6 salary
- 薪传 薪傳 xīn chuán ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄨㄢˊ san1 cyun4 (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪尽火传
- 薪给 薪給 xīn jǐ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˇ san1 kap1 salary; wage
- 薪资 薪資 xīn zī ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗ san1 zi1 salary
- 薪酬 xīn chóu ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄡˊ san1 cau4 pay
- 薪金 xīn jīn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ san1 gam1 salary
- 薪饷 薪餉 xīn xiǎng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ san1 hoeng2 (old) (military and police) pay; wages
尝 嘗
- 品尝 品嚐 pǐn cháng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄤˊ to have a taste of; to sample
- 尝试 嘗試 cháng shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ soeng4 si3 to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
- 何尝 何嘗 hé cháng ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄤˊ ho4 soeng4 (rhetorical question) when?
- 品尝 品嘗 pǐn cháng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄤˊ ban2 soeng4 variant of 品尝
- 尝粪 嘗糞 cháng fèn ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄣˋ soeng4 fan3 to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety)
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- 尝鲜 嘗鮮 cháng xiān ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢ soeng4 sin1 to taste (fresh food or a delicacy)
- 未尝 未嘗 wèi cháng ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ mei6 soeng4 not ever
- 浅尝 淺嘗 qiǎn cháng ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ cin2 soeng4 to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink)
- 饱尝 飽嘗 bǎo cháng ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ baau2 soeng4 to enjoy fully
- 孟尝君 孟嘗君 Mèng cháng jūn ㄇㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄣ maang6 soeng4 gwan1 Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
- 备尝艰苦 備嘗艱苦 bèi cháng jiān kǔ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ bei6 soeng4 gaan1 fu2 see 备尝辛苦
- 备尝辛苦 備嘗辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ bei6 soeng4 san1 fu2 (idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships
- 尝尽心酸 嘗盡心酸 cháng jìn xīn suān ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢ soeng4 zeon6 sam1 syun1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
- 尝试错误 嘗試錯誤 cháng shì cuò wù ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ soeng4 si3 co3 ng6 to proceed by trial and error; to learn by making mistakes
- 未尝不可 未嘗不可 wèi cháng bù kě ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ mei6 soeng4 bat1 ho2 (idiom) acceptable; fine; okay
- 浅尝辄止 淺嘗輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓˇ cin2 soeng4 zip3 zi2 lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
- 卧薪尝胆 臥薪嚐膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2 variant of 卧薪尝胆
胆 膽
- 壮胆 壯膽 zhuàng dǎn ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄢˇ zong3 daam2 to get one’s courage up
- 大胆 大膽 dà dǎn ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄢˇ daai6 daam2 brazen
- 胆子 膽子 dǎn zi ㄉㄢˇ ˙ㄗ daam2 zi2 courage
- 胆小 膽小 dǎn xiǎo ㄉㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ daam2 siu2 cowardice
- 胆怯 膽怯 dǎn qiè ㄉㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ daam2 hip3 timidity
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- 胆量 膽量 dǎn liàng ㄉㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ daam2 loeng6 courage
- 胆固醇 膽固醇 dǎn gù chún ㄉㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄣˊ daam2 gu3 seon4 cholesterol
- 提心吊胆 提心吊膽 tí xīn diào dǎn ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄢˇ tai4 sam1 diu3 daam2 (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge
- 内胆 內膽 nèi dǎn ㄋㄟˋ ㄉㄢˇ noi6 daam2 inner container (e.g. the rice pot inside a rice cooker, the vacuum bottle inside a thermos, the tank inside a hot water heater, the bladder of a football)
- 丧胆 喪膽 sàng dǎn ㄙㄤˋ ㄉㄢˇ song3 daam2 panic-stricken
- 孤胆 孤膽 gū dǎn ㄍㄨ ㄉㄢˇ gu1 daam2 solitary hero
- 心胆 心膽 xīn dǎn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄢˇ sam1 daam2 courage
- 放胆 放膽 fàng dǎn ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄢˇ fong3 daam2 to act boldly
- 斗胆 斗膽 dǒu dǎn ㄉㄡˇ ㄉㄢˇ dau2 daam2 (courteous) to be so bold as to
- 海胆 海膽 hǎi dǎn ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄢˇ hoi2 daam2 (zoology) sea urchin
- 熊胆 熊膽 xióng dǎn ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄉㄢˇ hung4 daam2 bear gall (used in TCM)
- 独胆 獨膽 dú dǎn ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄢˇ duk6 daam2 individually courageous
- 瓶胆 瓶膽 píng dǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˇ ping4 daam2 the vacuum bottle within the outer case of a thermos
- 破胆 破膽 pò dǎn ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄢˇ po3 daam2 to be scared stiff
- 胆儿 膽兒 dǎn r ㄉㄢˇ ㄦ daam2 ji4 see 胆子