nằm gai nếm mật

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 臥薪嘗膽 / 卧薪尝胆 (wòxīnchángdǎn).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nam˨˩ ɣaːj˧˧ nem˧˦ mət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nam˦˩ ɣaːj˧˧ nem˦˧˥ mək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nam˨˩ ɣaːj˧˧ nem˦˥ mək̚˨˩˨]

Idiom

nằm gai nếm mật

  1. to undergo self-imposed hardships; to nurse vengeance
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