Drink the gall and taste the blood(yǐn dǎn cháng xuè)
Drink the gall and taste the blood
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ nd ǎ NCH á ngxu è, which means hard work and self encouragement. From the book of Sui, biography of Dong king of Yue.
Idiom explanation
It refers to hard work and self-reliance.
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of Dong, king of Yue in the book of Sui Dynasty, "I am so heartbroken that I have to drink courage and taste blood." See "Yin Dan".
Analysis of Idioms
Sleeping on fuel and tasting gall
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing
Chinese PinYin : yǐn dǎn cháng xuè
Drink the gall and taste the blood
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