🌟 와신상담 (臥薪嘗膽)

Noun  

1. (비유적으로) 원수를 갚거나 어떤 목적을 이루기 위해 온갖 어려움과 괴로움을 참고 견딤.

1. 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.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 십여 년에 걸친 와신상담 끝에 그는 시험에 합격할 수 있었다.
    After more than a decade of wassin counseling, he was able to pass the exam.
  • 그는 상대편 장수에게 패해 도망을 친 후 와신상담을 하며 그 장수에게 복수할 날만을 기다렸다.
    He lost to his opponent chang su-su and ran away, then consulted wassin and waited only for the day to avenge him.
  • 지수는 요즘 매일 훈련을 열심히 하더라?
    Jisoo has been training hard every day lately.
    지난 대회의 패배를 설욕하기 위해 와신상담 중이래.
    They're here to avenge their defeat in the last competition.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 와신상담 (와ː신상담)
📚 Derivative: 와신상담하다: (비유적으로) 원수를 갚거나 마음먹은 일을 이루기 위하여 온갖 어려움과 괴…

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