Chinese
卧薪尝胆 / 臥薪嘗膽 [wòxīnchángdǎn]
lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[GōuJiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom); fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
Japanese
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
Korean
와신상담 [臥薪嘗膽]
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.
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