Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 2 entries. wòxīnchángdǎn 卧薪尝胆 to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 jian4], in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom) wòxīnchángdǎn 臥薪嘗膽 to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 jian4], in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)