Drink gall while sleeping(zhěn gē yǐn dǎn)

Drink gall while sleeping

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ě ng ē y ǐ nd ǎ n, which means head rest weapons, taste gall, describe hard self-reliance, anger, or revenge. It comes from the book of the Liang Dynasty, the record of the Yuan emperor by Yao Silian of the Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Head pillow weapon, mouth taste gall. Describe hard self-reliance, anger, or revenge. It's the same as "trying to be brave".

The origin of Idioms

Yao Silian of Tang Dynasty wrote in the book of the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty: "if you are alone and not virtuous, the disaster will come from heaven. You can drink bravely and cry blood in your heart."

Analysis of Idioms

Close synonym: feel the gall

Idiom usage

To act as a predicate, attribute, or object

Chinese PinYin : zhěn gē yǐn dǎn