Vocabulary
がしんしょうたん臥薪嘗胆 がしんしょうたん臥薪嘗胆 がしんしょうたん臥薪嘗胆

Meaning

going through thick and thin to attain one's objective and enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance

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Component Analysis

臥薪嘗胆
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective, enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
がしんしょうたん
臥
bend down, bow, lie prostrate
ふせ.る, ふ.せる, ガ
臣
retainer, subject
シン, ジン
人
person
ひと, -り, ジン
薪
fuel, firewood, kindling
たきぎ, まき, シン
艹
( 艸 ) grass, radical number 140
新
new
あたら.しい, あら.た, シン
亲
立
stand up, rise, set up...
た.つ, -た.つ, リツ
亠
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
斤
axe, 1.32 lb, catty...
キン
嘗
once, before, formerly...
かつ.て, こころ.みる, ショウ
𫩠
龸
小
little, small
ちい.さい, こ-, ショウ
冖
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
旨
delicious, relish, show a liking for...
むね, うま.い, シ
匕
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
さじ, ヒ
日
day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
胆
gall bladder, courage, pluck...
きも, タン
⺼
⺆
冫
( 氷 ) two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
こおり, ヒョウ
旦
daybreak, dawn, morning
あき.らか, あきら, タン
日
day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
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