nếm mật nằm gai
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Chinese 臥薪嘗膽 / 卧薪尝胆.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nem˧˦ mət̚˧˨ʔ nam˨˩ ɣaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nem˦˧˥ mək̚˨˩ʔ nam˦˩ ɣaːj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [nem˦˥ mək̚˨˩˨ nam˨˩ ɣaːj˧˧]
Verb
[edit]- (idiomatic) to undergo self-imposed hardships; to nurse vengeance; to endure hardships to accomplish some ambition